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Narendra Modi became the ﬁrst Indian prime minister to visit Israel this week as pomp and ceremony was once again seen at Ben Gurion International Airport. Benjamin Netanyahu personally greeted Prime Minister Modi as he stepped off his plane. He was then introduced to members of the cabinet, religious leaders of all the ethnic minorities and military heads. There was a particular warm moment when the head of the Ahmadi Muslims in Israel was introduced to Modi. He thanked the Prime Minister Modi for doing so much for helping Ahmadi Muslims in India, who are persecuted by other Muslims. (Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Ahmadi Muslims can openly practice their Islamic faith). The special airport ceremony, known as “segel aleph,” is an honour afforded to only a few select leaders, such as US presidents and popes. But Netanyahu thought this historic visit was so important for trade and friendship purposes. For many years India supported anti-Israel resolutions and constantly sided with the Palestinian narrative. Mr Modi deserves the honour. Netanyahu has made great efforts to clear his diary in order to accommodate Narendra Modi’s visit. Normally when foreign leaders arrive in Israel, Netanyahu will give them a working meeting and then perhaps a lunch or dinner, but on this visit, the Israeli prime minister

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accompanied Modi around the country as if he were Modi’s personal tour guide. From the airport, the two men visited one of Israel’s leading ﬂoriculture companies, with approximately 80,000 square meters of stateof-the-art greenhouses specializing in reproduction of plants. It was then on to Jerusalem’s King David Hotel, where the Indian prime minister checked in to the presidential suite for three nights. But a short time later, Modi made his way to the Yad Vashem memorial where he laid a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance. Although the historic visit will see seven co-operation agreements signed between the two countries, including a two-billion dollar defence contract which will go to Israeli defence industries for surface to air missiles, Netanyahu’s objective is to construct and create a new strategic relationship with India. Israel wants to convert the expertise in terror prevention and technology it is giving to India, which it sees as key in the geopolitical sea change, into concrete diplomatic advantage. Prime Minister Netanyahu has said on several occasions that developing countries like India are now realising that Israel is part of the solution to their developing problems. In fact despite the close ties India has with the Palestinian Authority, there was no scheduled visit to Ramallah, which is extremely unusual. The Indian ambassador to Israel, Pavan Kapoor, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Anti-Israel London event this weekend is condemned BY JAMES MARLOW Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush has condemned the Palestine Expo event scheduled to take place in London this weekend. It is expected to attract more than 10,000 people. The Expo will include a list of activities including political discussions, comedy acts and workshops at the QE2 centre on the South Bank on 8 and 9 July. However Mr Arkush believes the event will turn into yet another hate-fest on the streets of London, hostile not just to Israel but to British values. “It should not have been allowed to go ahead, especially in a publicly owned building,” he said, adding that this was “totally inconsistent with the government’s efforts to counter extremists.” The Palestine Expo features a lineup of speakers, some of whom are only known for their hatred and demonisation of Israel and who have previously shown solidarity with terrorist organisations such as Hamas. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid raised several concerns about holding the event in a building run by the department for communities and local government, but last week he granted permission for the Expo to go ahead.

The founder of Friends of Al-Aqsa, Ismail Patel, who is organising the event, had previously accused the department of unlawfully interfering in the event. He had said, “They have failed to provide any satisfactory reason as to why they may choose to cancel something which seeks to celebrate Palestinian culture and heritage.” Patel also accused the department for communities of acting on hearsay from a pro-Israeli lobby group. When asked why the board of deputies chose not to organise a demonstration outside the QE2 building, Mr Arkush replied that The Board has not considered a demonstration. What would it achieve? Why give oxygen to such an event? Why give the organisers any suggestion that we think they are important when they are not? Luke Akehurst from the group “We believe in Israel” told The Jewish Weekly that they did consider a demonstration but then “decided a demo was not appropriate.” The Zionist Federation, whic was responsible for organising the pro-Israel demonstration at the Al Quds London march last month, was repeatedly contacted for comment but did not respond.

Kay’s will remain closed for two years After a devastating fire last month that raged local residents and witnesses, and looking for more than ten hours, kosher food store at CCTV footage, they did not find any evKay’s on Golders Green Road is likely to re- idence that the fire was deliberately started. main closed at least until 2019, according to But at the same time, they did not find any a family source. evidence of the cause of the fire either. A number of members of the community The control of the scene has now been rewere taken to hospital, mostly due to smoke turned to the owner of the property, who will inhalation, as well as several members of the now manage the scene until insurance claims London Fire Brigade (LFB) who attended. are settled and work can begin to rebuild the The LFB eventually brought the fire under structure. control. The fire left a number of people homeless, damaged people’s livelihoods and caused a high number of electrical power shortages to surrounding addresses for several days. In addition there was a great deal of disruption to traffic on Golders Green Road, and still today pedestrians are unable to walk on that side of the street due to the unsafe structure. The newspaper shop next door to the four Kay’s shop fronts also remains closed, which is a great inconvenience to many in the community who relied upon a daily and weekend newspaper. The London Fire Brigade Investigation Unit spent many days thereafter on the scene looking into the causes of the fire. After interviewing the owners of Kay’s, The result of the devastating fire

Henry Jackson want public inquiry into foreign funding of Islamic extremism BY JAMES MARLOW A new report from The Henry Jackson Society has highlighted the need for a public inquiry into the foreign-based funding of Islamist extremism. The society has compiled a report with a huge amount of evidence that foreign funding has had an impact on advancing Islamist extremism in Britain and other Western countries. The report found that the foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain primarily comes from governments and government-linked foundations based in the Gulf, as well as Iran. Among these has been Saudi Arabia, which since the 1960s has sponsored a multimillion dollar effort to export Wahhabi Islam across the Islamic world, including to Muslim communities in the West.

In the UK, this funding has primarily taken the form of endowments to mosques and Islamic educational institutions, which have apparently, in turn, played host to Islamist extremist preachers and the distribution of extremist literature. Inﬂuence has also been exerted through the training of British Muslim religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, as well as the use of Saudi textbooks in a number of the UK’s independent Islamic schools. In addition, a number of Britain’s most serious Islamist hate preachers sit within the Salaﬁ-Wahhabi ideology and are apparently linked to Islamist extremism sponsored from overseas, either by having studied in Saudi Arabia as part of scholarship programmes or by having been provided with extreme literature and material within the UK

itself. There have been numerous cases of British individuals who have joined Jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria whose radicalisation is thought to link back to foreign funded institutions and preachers, the report concluded. Given that there is a clear lack of information and understanding about this subject, both among policy makers and the public, the Henry Jackson society is asking the government to consider launching an ofﬁcial and public inquiry into

the foreign funding of extremism and ensure that the new commission for countering extremism announced in the Queen’s Speech addresses the ﬁnancing of extremism from overseas a matter of priority. Dan Jarvis, who is Labour MP for Barnsley Central, said, “This report from The Henry Jackson Society sheds light on what are extremely worrying links between Saudi Arabia and the funding of extremism here in the UK.” He also added, In the wake of the terrible and tragic terrorist attacks

we’ve seen this year, it is vital that we use every tool at our disposal to protect our communities, including identifying the networks that promote and support extremism and shutting down the ﬁnancial networks that fund it.” Mr Jarvis is calling on the government to release its Foreign Funding report and guarantee that the new Counter Extremism Commission will make tackling the funding of extremism a priority.

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ASLEF Union President compares Israel to Franco’s Spain

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The president of the ASLEF rail drivers’ trade union has been condemned from supporters on the left and right for comparing Israel to the brutal dictatorship of Franco during the Spanish civil war. ASLEF’s president gave a speech last weekend at the International Brigade Memorial Trust wreath-laying ceremony and made several offensive analogies between the struggle against fascism in the Spanish Civil War and the present-day conﬂict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator for 36 years from 1939 until his death in 1975. Although Franco won the war, the conﬂict claimed half a million lives. In 1939 he established a military dictatorship, which he deﬁned as a totalitarian state, and proclaimed himself as the head of state and of government. The pro-Israel organisations We Believe in Israel and Israel Britain Alliance launched a new project called “United Against Terror”

campaign which highlights the same terrorist threat shared by both Israel and UK and how the two countries can help each other to respond. A debate in the House of Commons on Israel and the Palestinian Authority is scheduled shortly and the two groups are asking members of the public to contact their MP’s to show their support for Israel so the debate does not once again degenerate into Israel-bashing. Please email your MP using this link: www.israelbritain.org. uk/WB

Belz School destroyed by fire BY ISAAC SHERMAN Over 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines were needed to put out a fire that broke out in the old Belz shul, that also serves as a school in Stamford Hill, after a blaze broke out around midnight on Tuesday. The fire reportedly started in the basement, with The Metropolitan Police reporting that it was believed to have been started by an

electrical fault in the boiler room. Images from the scene showed dozens of Tallit and Teﬁllin bags piled on a parked car. The Torah scrolls were also safely removed from the building and were placed into nearby houses. The school was empty at the time so thankfully there were no reported injuries, and no evacuation was needed.

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK The ousting of Yitzhak Herzog from the Israeli Labor Party is hardly surprising after four years of intense inﬁghting, no direction or policy and weak leadership. Although Mr Herzog himself is a decent man, sadly his opposition party is plagued with so many of it’s members wishing to become the leader but not being able to accept the leadership of others. Ten party leaders since 1995 is a dreadful record. Whether the far left Amir Peretz who has the backing of the unions wins the second round of voting on 10 July, or the newcomer Avi Gabbay (who is not even an MK) becomes leader, Labor have already lost their support to the Yesh Atid party who are the main contender to Likud according to the polls. Labor have no new solutions to achieve the peace they so talk about non-stop. They claim the current government is not making enough effort to bring Abbas back to the table, but they also would not make any further withdrawals under the current conditions.

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In addition Labor will need the religious parties at the very least to form a coalition. But the party insists there will be public transportation and stores open on Shabbat, religious pluralism and all types of conversion - something United Torah Judaism and Shas will never accept. So Israel’s Labor party, no matter whom it elects next week, will continue to poll low because it no longer appeals to the public. It ran under the name Zionist Union in the May 2015 election because it accepted Tzippy Livni’s Hat’nua party, but it was also hoping the electorate would vote for a new name and not the tired old Labor party. It almost worked as the faction received 24 seats, but it fell far short of the 30 seats the Likud received. Ms Livni said the Zionist Union was formed “to create hope,” but Labor or the ZU or whatever name they wish to call themselves offers no hope or anything new; and after next week’s ﬁnal round of voting, we can expect another new leadership challenge not far behind.

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voted against the United Nations’ partition plan for British Mandatory Palestine and only recognized the State of Israel in 1950. Delhi’s foreign policy was characterised by a pro-Arab stance, despite Israeli military aid to India during India’s conﬂicts with China in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965. It wasn’t until 1992 that Delhi and Jerusalem established diplomatic relations. Since then, Israel has emerged for India as a major weapons supplier as well as a trustworthy partner in defence research and development. Israel became a central player in India’s military calculations and has worked with India in areas of counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing and cyber security, as well as border and homeland security.

said in response to this point last week that India wishes to deal with Israel as a country completely separate from its relationship with the Palestinians. Even India’s voting pattern at the United Nations is changing, abstaining much more whereas in previous years the county that today has a population of 800 million always voted with the Palestinians. But today India relies upon Israel as an important partner in sharing technology and innovation. Prime Minister Modi also planned to visit the son of the late Rabbi Gavriel and his wife Rivka Holtzberg who now lives in Israel. The parents were brutally killed by terrorists in Mumbai in November 2008 whilst running the Chabad house. The Islamist attack left 188 people dead. India and Israel gained independence from Britain within nine months of each other, but India had An embrace between Modi and Netanyahu PHOTO CREDIT: GPO

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I was shocked to read about the Finsbury Park vehicle attack and that the attacker originally planned to strike at the Al Quds Day march in central London. I was one of many pro-Israel supporters with an Israeli ﬂag who tried to block the Hezbollah supporters from turning down Oxford Street. It seems if the vehicle would have made it on time and driven north on Regent Street, we would have all been in the ﬁring line. It just goes to show how these hate marchers have to be banned by the Home Secretary. Devorah Gabbi Stanmore

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Ex-PM Olmert released from jail, ending one of Israel’s biggest corruption sagas Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released from prison in Ramle last Sunday morning after spending 16 months behind bars for a series of corruption convictions that included fraud, bribery and obstruction of justice. His sentence was shortened by one-third in a surprising decision by the parole board last week, despite a new probe into alleged leaking of classiﬁed documents by the former premier. It was initially reported that the state prosecution would appeal the decision, but it declined to do so, allowing Olmert to end his prison term earlier than expected. The 71-year-old, who was also a former Mayor of Jerusalem, was later seen strolling with body guards through a Tel Aviv shopping centre. Olmert was released on restrictive conditions that include being forbidden from traveling abroad,

mandatory twice a- month appearances at a local police station and once-a-week meetings with a social worker until the end of his sentence in May 2018. However, a spokesman for the President’s Ofﬁce said Olmert had sent a request to President Reuven Rivlin to lift the restrictions. The spokesman said there was no deadline for responding to the request. A lawyer by training, Olmert began his political career in the 1970’s as a right wing Likud lawmaker who targeted organized crime. As Prime Minister, Olmert waged war against Hezbollah in the Second Lebanon War in July and August 2006 and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009. The ex-Prime Minister was sentenced for crimes in three matters: The Holy-land real estate corruption affair during his term as

Jerusalem mayor (1993-2003); illegally receiving envelopes of cash from New York businessman Morris Talansky from 1993 to 2002; and seeking to obstruct the testimony of his former long-time bureau chief Shula Zaken. In its ruling last week, the six-member parole board panel said Olmert’s behaviour in prison had been “impeccable,” except for one case in which he said something inappropriate to a guard, for which he was punished. Olmert wrote a more than 1,000-page memoir while in prison, sparking a new probe in May over suspicions the former premier leaked classiﬁed documents during the course of writing the book. The parole board added in its decision that the Prisons Service was fully aware that Olmert was writing a book and that hundreds of pages of the manuscript were transferred to and from

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prison beginning in November 2016. But the Prisons Service did not try to prevent such transfers until mid-May. The heart of Olmert’s argument for early release was that most convicts are released by the time they have served two-thirds of their sentence, assuming they did not commit a violent crime, which

he did not. Olmert’s lawyers have argued that, as the first Prime Minister to serve time behind bars, he suffered uniquely and served his time for financial crimes that, in the final analysis, represented only a small part of the original accusations.

Iran’s ﬂag on Israel’s border: ‘We are coming’

dangerous terror group with more than 100,000 missiles, a few hundred meters away. But Hezbollah’s Iranian masters are almost 1500 miles away. They sit in Tehran boasting of conquering Jerusalem and plot of some murderous and

symbolic attack against Israel. But sitting at the border is the Israeli army with its military might and defence warning systems watching and waiting for the threats.

the number one issue of the Islamic world.” The question is are the Iranian ﬂags just meant to intimidate and sow fear or are they a much deeper problem to be taken seriously? Hezbollah is an evil

site of a 1985 terror attack, when Hezbollah killed 12 Israeli soldiers in a suicide attack. Residents report that the Lebanese and Syrian borders are so tense that anything at any-time can happen. The message is clear – Iran and Syria wish to engage Israel into the war. Yet the situation along the Lebanese border has not affected tourism or house prices in the slightest and the new construction is evidence of that. Living with the Iranian threat is not a new phenomenon. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah boasts of bringing tens of thousands of foreign ﬁghters to help him attack Israel - Shi’ites from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq and Syria will (according to him) all join the assault. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei last week said that “the ﬁght against the Zionist regime is wajib (obligatory) and necessary for Muslims.” He also claimed “Palestine is

The Islamic Republic of Iran is becoming an increasing and complex threat to Israel as each day passes due to the Syrian civil war which Tehran is fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. But with Iranian troops in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, its reach is growing as is its influence and power in the region. To make matters worse, the Iranian flag is now flying a few meters from the fence that separates Israel and Lebanon, where the Israeli community of Metulla is located. Although new houses are being constructed in Metulla, that did not stop Hezbollah erecting a huge poster with a photo of the Dome of the Rock and the Ayatollah Khomeini glowing down from a hill with the words written “we are coming” in Hebrew and Arabic. In addition a giant Palestinian flag has been posted next to the poster. The area is not far from the

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Former MK Basel Ghattas begins prison sentence for smuggling phones The former “Balad” Member of Knesset, Basel Ghattas began a prison sentence this week after accepting a plea deal in March. Ghattas, who was convicted of smuggling mobile telephones and SIM cards to Palestinian security prisoners, will serve two years at the Gilboa prison in northern Israel. The ex-MK was caught on video visiting Ketziot Prison, some 70 km southwest of Beer-Sheva, on December 18, where he smuggled mobile-phones to members of the “Fatah” movement. One prisoner who received a phone is Walid Daka, serving a life sentence for killing a 19-year-old soldier called Moshe Tamam in 1984. Another prisoner is Bassel Basra, serving a 15-year sentence for security offenses. Israeli authorities said Ghattas used his immunity to bring the items along

with papers and ﬁles into the prison without being searched by prison guards as he visited prisoners. Ghattas was also ﬁned and found to be in moral turpitude, which blocks him from any further public service for seven years after completing his sentence. He resigned his Knesset seat as part of the plea deal, thus avoiding an impeachment process. The nationalist Arab political party, Balad is now part of the Joint List party as it joined with 3 other Arab political factions to become Israel’s third largest political force in the Knesset. Fellow MK’s, Jamal Zahalka and Haneen Zoabi were present at the prison last Basel Ghattas

Sunday to show support for Ghattas. “I hope that the price that I pay will not be for nothing,” Ghattas told reporters in Nazareth in March, adding that he hoped to draw international and local attention to Palestinian prisoners held under administrative detention in Israel.

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Israeli Party ousts another leader The chairman of the Israeli Labor party, Yitzhak Herzog, has been ousted from his leadership role in the party’s primaries after seven candidates including Herzog himself fought each other for the role. The winners were former leader Amir Peretz, who took 32.7% of the vote and Avi Gabbay who won 27%. Both will go into a second and ﬁnal round of voting on 10 July after no candidate received the required 40% to win outright. The Labor party joined with Tzippy Livni’s Hat’nua faction to become the Zionist Union and garnered 24 seats in the May 2015 election. But constant in-ﬁghting and a lack of direction in policy has seen the party plummet to just 10-11 seats in recent polls. All of the seven Labor

candidates surprisingly were men after socioeconomic activist Dina Dayan, announced on Monday she was dropping out of the contest and endorsing Herzog. Dayan’s departure left the race with Herzog, MK’s Amir Peretz, Erel Margalit, Omer Bar Lev, former environmental protection minister Avi Gabbay, party activists Hod Karubi and Professor Avner Ben-Zaken. Gabbay vowed on Monday that if he wins the race, he could lead Labor to 30 seats in the next general election. He said the only way there will be big headlines on Wednesday morning about the race is if he wins. The turnout in Tuesday’s primaries was especially high in the kibbutz sector and low among Arab members of the party, which

was seen as hurting Peretz, who conducted a strong membership drive in the Arab sector. Throughout the day, the candidates constantly sent text messages urging voters to go cast their ballots. Gabbay sent messages all day saying that the race was between him and Herzog, while Margalit told voters the contest was between him and Peretz. The election was computerized, which allowed results to be available relatively quickly. Voters in Jerusalem complained that the computer system was problematic, and the system was shut down brieﬂy in Rosh Ha'ayin and the Arab village of Hura. But the usual allegations of forgeries and vote tampering were absent, much to the satisfaction of Labor secretary-general Eran Hermoni,

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Peres, Ehud Barak, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Amram Mitzna, Peres again, Amir Peretz, Barak again, Shelly Yacimovich and Yitzhak Herzog.

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42 Orphans celebrate their Bat Mitzvah in Jerusalem Colel Chabad, the oldest continuously-running social welfare organisation in Israel since 1788, hosted a bat mitzvah celebration for 42 orphan girls and their families this week in Jerusalem. And while the sight of a mother and grandmother with tears in their eyes was occasionally seen, the joy and smiles could be felt throughout the entire event hall. With the girls all dressed in their

ﬁnest clothes, the programme and celebration took place at the Gutnick Hall run by Colel Chabad in Jerusalem. Starting the day’s activities with professional portraits and a personalised album, the girls then took part in a workshop learning about and participating in the mitzvah of hafrashat challah, enjoyed a fully catered four-course meal for family and friends with entertainment, music and dancing,

Bat mitzvah girls with their guests

and received a personalised bat mitzvah gift. Naomi, a mother of seven who lost her husband Bentzion to cancer nearly two years ago, was so thankful for the opportunity for her daughter Heichal to take part in the bat mitzvah. Her son wasn’t able to participate in the bar mitzvah programme last year because he was still in his year of mourning for his father, but she hopes her younger sons can take part when their turn comes. “We met many of these families at the Chanuka Retreat this year, and it’s such an important thing for us mothers to stay in touch and for our children to have others who understand what they each are going through,” said Naomi. Heichal brought four of her friends to celebrate with her and all the other girls. “It might sound funny to say, but because my daughter lost her father she gets to take part

Intrepid RBS volunteers travel over 500 miles Seven hardy volunteers from RBS, three of whom travelled all the way from Edinburgh, made their way to Edgware on Tuesday 27 June to offer their support and perform important restorative work on Norwood’s Somers Court supported-living accommodation. As well as the long-range volunteers from RBS’s Edinburgh offices, four London-based employees also generously gave up their time to put on overalls and undertake improvements on the home, including renovations in the bathrooms and bedrooms. Somers Court, named in recognition of the ongoing support of the JN Somers Trust, is a joint initiative between Norwood and IDS (The Industrial Dwelling Society), an organisation established in 1885 to provide housing for Jewish people in the East End of London. It opened in 2012 as Norwood’s flagship home. The block consists of seven two-bedroom flats, each with a lounge, en-suite bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen, a dining area and secure parking. The flats on the ground floor have been adapted to meet the needs of those with additional physical difficulties, and assistive technology has been installed throughout to promote privacy, safety and independence. It houses 14 people with learning disabilities and, like all of Norwood’s supported living services, aims to offer people who use the service independence through choice.

The RBS team who came to volunteer on the day have an emotional attachment that made them choose Norwood for their volunteering efforts, as one of the team explains. Robert Sassoon, Enterprise Architect (CORE Banking) said: “RBS recognises the importance of supporting community charities and during June has had a drive to encourage all employees to participate in charitable activities. We chose Norwood as one member of our team has a child with special needs who has been beneﬁtting from the Unity scheme for over 10 years. So Norwood seemed like the perfect charity to choose. Not only has this been a great bonding experience for the team, but it has also allowed us to make a difference to more vulnerable members of the community.” Sharon Bradman, Senior Volunteer Recruiter, said: “It was a hugely successful day. Some of the volunteers were up at 4.30am to travel down from Edinburgh, so we really appreciate their effort. Everyone left with a feeling of accomplishment and having learned a lot about the work Norwood does to support children and adults to reach their full potential. The work done here today will improve the surroundings for the people who live in Somers Court, and for that we’re grateful. We look forward to working with RBS again in the future.”

in special events such as this one, and that makes her special to her friends. The way this event is run is just so beautiful, and no one here feels like a charity case.” The bat mitzvah celebration programme, now in its sixth year, is one of many programmes run by the organisation which place a strong emphasis on helping widows and orphans. Through educational support and guidance, to enrichment programmes, ﬁnancial support and planning, Colel Chabad works to help each family with their speciﬁc needs. “Being here with my daughter Adi is very moving,” said Vered Leshem, whose husband Doron also passed away nearly two years ago from cancer. “Adi’s friend participated in the bat mitzvah celebration last year, and we came and saw how wonderful it is and how much thought is put into putting the whole event together.

From the programming all the way down to the little details, like the personalised aprons for each girl, it’s incredible.” “Colel Chabad always makes us all feel equal,” continued Vered, who was joined at the celebration by her parents and four of her daughter’s friends. “They always respect us, and we really respect them in return.” “We work to design our charitable efforts in ways that can make a real impact on the lives of these children by remembering them at the times that they need emotional and practical support the most,” says Rabbi Sholom Duchman, chairman of Colel Chabad. “Knowing that they might not be able to rely on the traditional family support to celebrate, we make every effort to give them a chance to enjoy and relax in ways that many might take for granted.”

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Inter-Cheder sports day highlights importance of teamwork

Over the weekend Kingston & Surbiton District US, Richmond US, Sutton & District US and Wimbledon Chabad teamed up with Tribe to host more than 40 children for the South London Inter-Cheder Sports Day 2017. Tribe madrichim (leaders) and a team of local volunteers led the children through games and races from sprinting to welly-throwing, ball-dribbling skills, and an eggand-spoon race for the smallest participants. Older youth had to

communities together with support from Tribe, and we look forward to more joint events.” Ben Vos, Tribe Community Liaison Manager, commented: “We are building Tribe’s presence in our communities at Kingston, Richmond and Sutton, and the Inter-Cheder Sports Day was a really fun and positive example of that. Thank you to everyone who took part!”

coordinate with each other on the surprisingly difficult three-legged race! United Synagogue Chief Executive Steven Wilson was on hand to present participants with medals, and Tribe provided boxes of pastries and cake, but it was the friendly inter-communal atmosphere that really made the day. Simeon Lando of Kingston & Surbiton District Synagogue said: “We were delighted to bring the children of the southwest London

Children enjoying the races

Family Open Day a huge success at Nightingale House

More than 300 people attended the official launch of a new nursery at Nightingale House, the residential care home in South London, on Sunday. The day introduced residents, family and the local community to the new Apples and Honey nursery, which is opening on-site in September. It will make the site the UK’s first co-located nursery and care home, providing an intergenerational curriculum that benefits young and old together. The Mayor of Wandsworth, Cllr Jim Madden, officially cut the ribbon to open the nursery. Visitors had the chance to tour the nursery

and meet staff. The Mayoress also attended. There was face painting, balloon modelling and storytelling for the children, performances from Inspire Ballet and Dance and the Wimbledon Synagogue Choir and a truly intergenerational sports day for all. Helen Simmons, Chief Executive at Nightingale Hammerson, said: “The family open day was a huge success – we had an excellent turnout, and everyone had a great day meeting residents and seeing the new nursery building. “We are looking forward to taking the existing intergenerational

Mayor of Wandsworth cutting the ribbon

work we do to a new level in September when the nursery opens.” Judith Ish-Horowicz, co-founder of Apples and Honey Nightingale ,said: “This truly is a dream come true! After all the years of planning, we are excited that we can now develop a joint programme of activities for the children and our friends at Nightingale on a daily basis, watching the relationships grow and learning with and from each other.”

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Shenley shul members visit acclaimed Holocaust Centre BY DAVID SAFFER

Shenley United Jewish Community visited National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Newark last Sunday. Twelve members of the shul took part in the educational trip. The initiative is a ﬁrst step towards a community trip to Poland. “It was a really inspiring day trip out,” commented Rabbi Alan Garber. “I have always wanted to visit

Shenley shul members at the national Holocaust Centre

the Holocaust Centre in Nottingham. The exhibits have amazing attention to detail, especially one which follows the journey of a child from Germany on the Kindertransport to the UK, leaving his family behind.” He added, “This was part of our innovative educational programmes and a ﬁrst step towards our goal of visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland.” Shul chairman Phil Diamond organised the trip.

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The Big Emunah Drop – a giant leap of faith for vulnerable children Grandmother Gitta Zarum marked her 82nd birthday by leaping off the UK’s highest freefall abseil – the ArcelorMittal Orbit at London’s Olympic Park. She was one of nine people who took on the challenge to raise funds for vulnerable and at-risk children who are supported by Emunah projects and services in Israel. In a busy week for Emunah, the abseil – which has raised £2,000 to date – is one of four activities that have raised over £20,000 towards a new dormitory at the Afula children’s home and a summer programme of activities and therapies.

Gitta Zarum (left) with British Emunah director Deborah Nathan

Leading by example, participants in the Big Emunah Drop on Sunday 2 July 2017 included British Emunah director Deborah Nathan and Emunah trustee and past chairman Camille Compton. The latter jumped with her daughter Eleanor Compton and friends Rachel Green and Sylvie Hodes, all aged 18. Also abseiling was childminder Francine Wunsh and JFS student Abi Dewinter (17). The youngest was Avi Benarroch, 16, who attends Hasmonean High School. Speaking of her 80m freefall descent, Gitta Zarum said: “Wow – what an experience. Strapped into a harness felt like being in a straightjacket – perhaps appropriate for agreeing to do this! I am glad to be back on ﬁrm land. Stepping off the edge backwards meant a few moments of extreme scariness but having emunah – faith – really helped. The view was beautiful going down and you could see for miles. It was a perfect day with a blue sky and hardly a cloud.”

Gitta was aware of Emunah’s work “since I was a child in Manchester, when the organisation began as Women’s Mizrachi… so I grew up with the idea that through Emunah you could help vulnerable children in Israel.” Her own history includes joining the Israeli army’s Nachal (agricultural arm) and being a transcriber for the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem when she lived in Israel. Gitta Zarum adds: “I’m not in a position to physically help those who need it, but by doing an activity and getting sponsorship, I have raised funds to pay for the qualiﬁed professional people at Emunah who can actually help.” British Emunah director Deborah Nathan said: “Going over the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit was very scary, but from then on it was fun and we all enjoyed it. I am proud of everyone who took part and especially Gitta [Zarum], who is inspirational. We are grateful to everyone who has supported us.” Added Francine Wunsh: “I did it [the Emunah Big Drop] and it was amazing.”

Ruth Davidson to be guest of honour at 2017 President’s Dinner The Board of Deputies has announced that the guest of honour at the 2017 President’s Dinner, on Monday 11 September, will be leader of the Scottish Conservative party, Ruth

Scottish Conservative Party Leader Ruth Davidson

Davidson. Ruth will be in conversation with BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis. Ruth, at 38, is Britain’s youngest major party leader and led the Scottish Conservatives to their best result since 1983 in this year’s general election. She has recently been named Scottish Politician of the Year by the Glasgow Herald – the ﬁrst Conservative to take the award since it was founded 20 years ago. Ruth said: “I’m honoured to have been asked to speak at this year’s President’s Dinner and mark the immense contribution of the Jewish community. At what can seem a challenging, politically divisive time, I believe it’s

of paramount importance that we celebrate our shared values and the bonds that bind us together. I’m thoroughly looking forward to addressing the Board of Deputies in September and joining the ranks of a prestigious list of speakers.” Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush said: “We are delighted that Ruth Davidson has accepted our invitation to be guest of honour at the President’s Dinner. Ruth is a rising star of the Conservative Party and has fairly been described as the only real winner in the recent general election. It will be one of her ﬁrst engagements south of the border, and we very much look forward to hearing what Ruth has to say.” For more details or to host a table at the dinner, please contact Bernice Black on 020 7543 5426 or at dinner2017@bod.org.uk.

Young participants of Emunah Big Drop with Camille Compton

Gitta Zarum’s big drop for Emunah. PHOTO CREDIT: WIRE & SKY

Emunah Highlands Hike

The weather was the “main challenge” of British Emunah’s fourday hike in the picturesque Scottish Highlands. Thirteen women took part and over £15,000 was raised. Commenting on the walk Camille Compton explains: “We got soaked through and had to buy new clothes – and nearly got

blown off a mountain. But there is always a real sense of achievement because I never forget why I am raising money for Emunah – it is all about the children.” This was Mrs Compton’s ﬁrst Emunah challenge of the week; she also took part in Sunday’s abseil.

British Emunah walkers on Highland Hike

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heartfelt teffilah transforms the innermost yearnings of our soul into words and sentences. Yet so often it is only brought to light in times of distress and tragedy. But when we see success, we take the credit. When we witness a miracle, we explain it away. To pray is to thank. To thank is to appreciate. To appreciate is to notice. To notice is to stop. Each day we need to stop for one moment, look around us and see the beautiful, balanced world that gives us sustenance and pleasure. Our nation is full of pride, our land has been revived, our Torah is once again flourishing. Let this music turn our daily reality into heartfelt prayer to you, Hashem. A teffilah that helps us to see your role in our life and the life of our nation. A prayer that never ends, for how can we ever stop thanking you?

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US Chesed equip volunteers with skills to aid community On Sunday US Chesed held their second annual Care for US conference for both current and new volunteers. This highly engaging event provided a large range of speakers and training workshops to increase US volunteers’ skills and knowledge. The aim of the

day was for US Chesed volunteers to be as best equipped as possible to deal with some of the many issues that may come their way. Throughout the morning, there were many excellent and informative sessions by experts, covering a range of issues including

Michelle Minsky of US Care Conference PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN SIMONS

addiction in the Jewish community, reaching out to the elderly, isolated members of our community, making shul inclusive and an introduction to welfare beneﬁts. There was also an introductory session for new volunteers. After a welcome from the head of US Chesed, Michelle Minsky, US president Stephen Pack talked about the importance of care and chesed in our communities. Rabbi Michael Laitner then spoke about the effect that volunteering has on the community, saying that “The power of volunteering has a ripple effect far beyond what we can imagine.” This was followed by the breakout sessions. The closing words were given by US vice president Leonie Lewis, who spoke about the vital role performed by volunteers and the many services that would disappear without them. Michelle Minsky added, “Volunteers are the life-blood of US Chesed, and we are constantly looking for ways to make sure that they have as much support, guidance and resources from us as possible. Our projects wouldn’t happen without them so I’d like to thank them for their continued dedication to the members of our community.”

Edgware fashion boutique raises funds for Norwood

Fashionistas gathered to celebrate the 45th birthday of Harpers boutique in Edgware, on Friday 30 June, raising over £1,000 for Norwood in honour of the occasion. The fashion store, ﬁrst opened by owner Karol Solomons and her husband Sydney in 1972, has been dressing the Jewish community over the decades, covering countless smachot. At this particular simchah, Karol and her loyal customers decided to mark the day by donating to Norwood. Funds will help to support vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs, and adults with learning disabilities. Speaking of her support for Norwood, Karol said, “I support Norwood as much as I can, as it’s a very good cause.

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GIFT keeps giving At a recent GIFT birthday party, teddies were stuffed and then dressed with creative T-shirts. Each teddy and a good-will written note was wrapped, ready to be sent to needy children in Eilat. This was a collaboration between GIFT London and The Eilat Foundation, both of whom work with volunteers - who

GIFT twins with The Eilat Foundation

Special Shabbaton This past Shabbos Chaverim Youth Organisation took away a group of year 10, year 11 and year 12 boys from Menorah Grammar School in a special after exam Shabbaton. The Shabbos took place at Rock UK activity centre in Tunbridge, Kent. The programme started Friday afternoon with the boys arriving to swimming and sports. An uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat was followed by a seudat Shabbat, which went on with zemirot and a kumzitz into the early hours, with plenty of singing and divrei Torah. On Shabbat morning, following a beautiful davening there was a Kiddush, which was followed by the next seudah. Once again it included zemirot

Harpers boutique in Edgware

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Participants in the Shabbaton

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The Nicky Alliance Centre annual King David High art students proudly show off their work art club members exhibition The Nicky Alliance Centre Art club members had a display of their work on the walls of the Maccabi Community & Sports Club, Brooklands in Prestwich on Thursday morning.

Rifka Abenson 17 A level Textile design work, “Restriction and Reaction’’ at King David High school

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Isaac Harris 101 years old, with The High Sherriﬀ of Greater Manchester Gerry Yeung

The Sam Herwald JNF Wednesday Club, celebrates 30 years in Manchester Back in 1987 Sam Herwald fulﬁlled a dream where he founded a club, called the JNF Wednesday club meeting then every week at Mamlock House, Prestwich, which was demolished earlier this year, for a Jewish housing project. Sam passed away in 1994 and it’s members decided to honour Sam by re-naming the club, The Sam Herwald JNF Wednesday club, now meeting in the Manchester Maccabi sports and Community centre, Prestwich. Sam’s Widow Mrs Enid Herwald stays in the

Georgia Groundland 17 yr old King David High A level art student “Unconvential Portraiture’’.

background to organise the weekly programme. It’s the Biggest Jewish social club in the Manchester area, run by senior citizens and has raised £1,00,000 for Israel over the last thirty years. After Sam passed away the club was run by Mrs Margot Reuben, who sadly passed away two years ago. Now run by Dorothy Levy and Shirley Loofe the two co-chairs, pictured having a well earned cuppa. This Wednesday, the speaker was Sam’s Son Michael Herwald who is an estate agent and gave a talk on the Manchester housing market.

Boys of Yeshivas Darchei Torah enjoyed a breakfast with their Rosh Hayeshiva Rabbi A Y Goldman in Brackmans Bakery last Thursday Morning.

First ever spelling bee competition in Hebrew Teacher Mrs Yael Zegze took three contestants to London to take part in a spelling bee in Hebrew. Many Schools from London and Manchester took part and enjoyed it thoroughly. King David Primary, Manchester Pupils Orly Rubin, Mia Kaivanto and

Marissa Cohen girls got through to the semi-ﬁnals. They worked extremely hard this year to learn 80 words and had to translate and spell in Hebrew as many words as possible in one minute.The event was sponsored by PaJes and Routes into language.

Sam Herwald JNF Wednesday club Orly Rubin, Mia Kaivanto and Marissa Cohen all age 10, KD Primary School pupils

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Yesoiday Hatorah mothers committee hold car boot sale

JAFFA Manchester Jewish Arts Festival For All at Manchester Jewish Museum JAFFA, Manchester’s ﬁrst Jewish Arts Festival For All was held at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sunday, with Food, Wine and Art in a Marquee with a host of stalls, demonstrations, tastings, talks, viewings, children’s activities, music and more!

The large crowd enjoy the car boot sale Inside the JAFFA Marquee Sunday afternoon

Amy Creek 7 and friend Devorah Kanter 8 with yummy cup cakes at JAFFA

Broughton Jewish celebrate 70th anniversary

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Leeds lass Georgie gains top brownie award BY DAVID SAFFER Leeds youngster Georgie Gould has scooped the prestigious

brownie of the year award. The 61st Leeds Brownies meet weekly at Brodetsky Hall on the Henry Cohen Campus. The Leeds pack includes 26 girls aged 7 to 10 years old. “Georgie is a delightful brownie,” said leader Deborah Selwyn. “She always thinks of others before herself and looks after new brownies when they join our pack. “The girls learn basic life skills from ﬁrst aid to cooking, road safety and sewing.” Participants gain badges when they complete activities which include art ‘n crafts and cake decorating. The pack, which regroup in September, also go on pack holidays.

Deborah Selwyn presents Georgie Gould with the award

Broughton Jewish kicked off thier 70th anniversary celebrations in style. On Monday morning the pupils danced away with Chazan Shimon Craimer, who was on top form. Rabbi Warren Golstein, who is the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, was the guest speaker at the School’s 70th anniversary Gala Dinnner and he was given a tour of the school by head teacher Rabbi Yehuda Pearlman before the big event. Rabbi Goldstein is the founder of the Shabbat Project worldwide (Shabbat UK), and Generation Sinai.

Broughton Jewish 70th anniversary celebrations

Chazan Shimon Craimer entertaining the students

Boys dance together

Rabbi Warren Goldstein Chief Rabbi of South Africa (Centre) at Broughton Jewish with year 4 pupils and Rabbi Pearlman, Dov Black and Rabbi Meir Gittleson.

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Broughton Jewish hold 70th anniversary dinner

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BJCFP School 70th gala dinner guests

Harrison Kaufman, Meir Gittleson, Arron Fruhman and Moshe Feldman PHOTO CREDIT: LAWRENCE PURCELL

Guest speaker, Rabbi W Goldstein and Rabbi Y Pearlman

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THE JEWISH WEEKLY There were nearly four paragraphs of the Shema. The Gemarah in Mesechet Brachot (12) tells us that originally, our sages wanted to add a fourth paragraph, and what was that going to be? Parashat Balak; our portion of this week. And why didn’t they include it? Because of Tirchah De’tziburah. It would have been too long, because it would have been part of ‘Hadevarim Ha’eileh’, ‘these are the things’ that you must say every morning and every evening and it would have added on 5, 6, 7 minutes to our prayers – that would be too much to expect people to have to pray. So the reason why this fourth portion was left out is not because of its content. No, it still remains eminently suitable, it’s just because it was too long. So we must ask the question, what is so suitable about it? The ﬁrst paragraph of the Shema is all about ‘Kabbalat Ol Malchut Shamayim’, ‘The acceptance of the yoke of the Kingdom of G-d’ – it’s about our faith in Hashem.

Parshat Balak

Tehillim

Psalm 16

This week’s Tehillim is in memory of Esther bat Yaacov Moshe

In this week’s psalm, we open with the line that has been used by the Jewish people many, many times: “Shamreini Kel ki chasiti vach” - Protect Me O G-d for I have sought refuge in You.” King David praises G-d by saying that He is the ultimate power and that every single creation on this earth exists due to His compassion and kindness. Nowadays, one may wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast and think nothing of it, yet G-d has given one the unbelievable, special chance to live and perform His holy commandments. Although it is up to each individual to decide whether one can live out a life devoted to G-d, one must realise G-d is always “Mimini” – at one’s right hand. If one follows the way of G-d and listens to His word, one will see that in any small, insignificant action one may do throughout the day, G-d is always there. King David says “Tovati bal Alecha” – Your benefit to me is not Your obligation. King David proclaims that he has no claim, and neither do we, to the benefit that G-d bestows upon His people, for we are really undeserving (Rashi).

With a number of distractions coming towards one’s way and the increasing amount of antiSemitism nowadays, especially in modern times, it is extremely necessary for us to teach our children the ways of the Torah, how to keep safe in times of distress, and to carry on the observance and longevity that Judaism strives on. Only by being humble, we will have the clarity of vision to realise the greatness of Hashem in even the most mundane of matters. We say this Psalm at shiva houses, when no Tachnun is recited. Whilst this is not as raw as Psalm 49, the one we usually say at a Shiva, which mentions in great details the pain of death to the soul, King David was more gentle here, describing our duty to recognise Hashem more as an overview, wich is more appropriate for happier times. To sponsor a Tehillim for £90 call 0203 906 8488 or emailoﬃce@thejewishweekly. com

The second paragraph is about ‘Kabbalat Ol Mitzvot’, our commitment to perform Mitzvot as our way of expression of our belief in Hashem. The third paragraph is ‘Vihiyitem Kedoshim’, for us as a nation to be holy and for us as individuals to lead a sacred existence. And then, there would have been a fourth paragraph, describing how we think that we’re in control. That’s what Bil’am thought: That he could micromanage what was happening to the people of Israel and control our destiny. But actually, it was G-d who was putting every word in his mouth, the Almighty deciding exactly what he would and would not do. So it is from what would have been the fourth paragraph of the Shema that we learn the lesson, it’s not just Emunah, ‘faith’, in G-d that is important, in addition to our faith, we need Bitachon, to ‘trust’ in the Almighty, and with our trust may He always bless us. Shabbat Shalom

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Stunning Ethiopia plane was made over this exodus. On one aircraft 1,300 people were By MARCEL MANSON pressed and squeezed on the plane. Tel: 020 8954 5074 Operation Moses brought 8000 Jews to Israel; 1500 of them chilwww.jewishheritagetours.co.uk dren and young people who arA Division of West End Travel rived without their parents. The operation was halted as the result Email: marcel.manson@westendtravel.co.uk of leaks to the press and the fears of the Sudanese government of a by their weaving machines. backlash from Arab countries. The dream of Ethiopian Jewry Nowadays, tourism is slowly to return to the Land of Israel sus- awakening and Ethiopia is a wontained them throughout the years. derful place to visit with its 300 Their dream began to be realized species of birds and spectacular in 1975 when the Chief Rabbinate wildlife, and the scenic beauty of of Israel recognized them as Jews, the Semien Mountains. Salt piles-water evaporation ponds in Lake Afrera and with the 1977 Israeli governHistorical sites abound, the ori- Shabbat. A mix of Israel Mizrachi villages that still have delightful mental decision to bring them to gin of civilization steles in Axum, tunes and pure African tribal rev- Synagogues as there are in the capIsrael. Between 1977-1984 some Lucy’s skeleton bones in Addis elry makes you wonder of the mir- ital Addis Ababa which groups can CONTINUING HIS FORTNIGHTLY 8000 Jews gradually arrived in Is- Ababa museum are the he oldest acle of Jewish survival over 2,000 visit on their tour of the country. COLUMN, MARCEL MANSON rael. Operation Moses was organ- recorded, plus a visit to Africa’s years as this setting is clearly in OF JEWISH HERITAGE TOURS ized in 1984 in order to bring as largest market in the same city is a the wrong century. Thereafter to Jewish Heritage Tours plan orAND WEST END TRAVEL, TAKES many Ethiopian Jews as possible must , a human bees next. In Gond- be joined by elders of the Jewish ganizing another trip to Ethiopia US ON A TOUR OF MORROCO. to Israel. As the Jews were forbid- ar one can see medieval classes to- Community for dinner makes this next year either March or Novemden to depart Ethiopia it was nec- gether with the rock hewn church- a Shabbat like no other. ber so please contact us with your We have now have a waiting list for essary that the operation remain es in Lalibela where one enter’ s There are also once totally Jewpreference. our 3rd trip to Ethiopia at the end of clandestine. through stone gulley’s and dark ish towns with Synagogues in October. Ethiopia is a country with Ethiopian immigrants, who underground a long Jewish history. From the longed to reach Israel, faced nu- passages. I kingdom of the Queen of Sheba, merous dangers along the way. found myself to the Jews who left in Operation They first had to secretly make feeling like Solomon; the Beta Israel have been their way to the Sudanese border, being in the sovereigns and slaves; rulers over which they attempted by arranging raiders of the large areas of land, and suffered small groups to journey together. lost ark which exile because of their faith. It is a The majority traveled on foot, vul- is repudiated land barely changed from biblical nerable to robbers and other vio- to be the final times so if you wish to see a bibli- lence along the way. The journey resting place cal landscape with a delightful peo- to Sudan typically took between of the Arc of Chanuka ple who walk everywhere wearing two weeks to a month, and count- the Covenant white robes then it is like being less numbers perishedFestival along the near Axum in transplanted back 2,000 years to way. 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Malcolm Ginsberg is the editor in chief of Business Travel News, a member of the International Travel Writers Alliance and a noted analyst on aviation matters. He is also seen from time to time on TV and heard on the radio. His fortnightly column will cover worldwide travel news items of interest to Jewish Weekly readers. Over the years he has been hosted by communities as varied as Hong Kong, Hobart in Australia, Quito in Ecuador, and Cape Town, a very Jewish city at the tip of South Africa.

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of pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants in what is more or less a pedestrianised thoroughfare. At night the side streets buzz too. Try a ride on a cycle rickshaw. The enterprising peddlers can easily take a threesome. Lodz is flat. We dined at Anatewka, said to be Jewish, but certainly not kosher, but with a traditional fiddler in the background. Lodz is the third-largest municipality in Poland, located in the central part of the country with a population now back to pre-war days. Once a massive manufacturing centre dating back to the industrial revolution, often called “the Polish Manchester” in the post-second World War communist era, the combination of nationalisation and cheap Far Eastern imports decimated the textile industry. In a remarkable turnaround it is today very progressive. The relics of less-pleasant times are clearly obvious, but a master plan is well in place to regain its status as the centre of Poland’s EU renaissance. What were once the manufacturing mills of a bygone era have been converted into top-class hotels; workers’ accommodations are now quality housing, and the mansions of the tycoons are public buildings renovated as museums, libraries and the local municipality offices. Lodz did not exist before 1800, or at best was a tiny village. By 1939 its inhabitants numbered 750,000, of which one-third were Jewish. The Nazis arrived and a ghetto was quickly established. In August 1944, with the Nazis on the way to losing, Nazi Germany used its considerable organising

abilities to move at least 150,000 people to Auschwitz and their death. The Decalogue Memorial in Staromiejski Park is a tribute to the coexistence of Poles and Jews. The memorial is located close to the Old Market Square and is a quiet place of solitude in a busy city. Also in the park is a monument to Jan Karski, a member of the Polish resistance in WWII. During the Holocaust he reported to the Polish government in exile and the Western allies. This included a one-to-one with President Roosevelt. His pleas went largely unnoticed. At Radogoszcz railway station stands a monument commemorating the victims of the Nazis who passed through. The Jewish cemetery holds 180,000 graves, ans many tombs are works of art themselves (including the huge mausoleum to Izrael Poznański). This Lodz report must end on a bullish note. After taking a swim in the enclosed rooftop pool at the andel it was time for a drink at the adjoining bar. On a lovely autumn day, with not a cloud in the sky, the massive square at Manufaktura was full of music with the fountains on maximum. Then it was off for shopping and eating. CONTACTS: ANDELS www.viennahouse.com/en/ andels-lodz TOURIST BOARD www.en.turystyczna.lodz.pl FLIGHTS www.ryanair.com

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JRoots is a nonprofit organisation established over ten years ago in order to provide compelling travel opportunities for Jews of all ages and backgrounds to international destinations of Jewish interest. Over 12,000 Jewish people from around the world have participated to date in JRoots trips. These include families, school and student groups and communities. The extraordinary journey of the Jewish people is a 4,000-yearold narrative that has passed from country to country and generation to generation. JRoots exists to allow individuals and organisations the firsthand opportunity to experience important destinations of significance on that journey. JRoots-trained guides are all informal educators who stand out in their ability to really bring such places alive via their extensive knowledge and experience, often complementing dry historic facts with context-relevant anecdotes and stories from the rich and varied history of each destination. Participants of all ages attest to the memorable experiences they have enjoyed bringing the millennial

Jewish story alive in an unparalleled fashion. JRoots offers all-inclusive inspiring journeys. Current destinations include Poland, Eastern Europe, Israel, Rome, Berlin, Portugal, Spain, Prague and Morocco. Each JRoots journey is a bespoke experience with an itinerary designed hand in hand with the speciﬁc community, organisation or family. More than a tour, a JRoots journey is an exploration of Jewish life in the context of the given destination. JRoots handles all logistical considerations so that participants can focus exclusively on enjoying and absorbing the once-in-a-lifetime JRoots experience. At JRoots it is never off season! In the past ten days alone JRoots has facilitated seven disparate groups to three countries, inspiring participants of different ages and Jewish orientations in a truly bespoke and highly impactful manner. These include a partnership between the Klal - Chazon organisation led by Rabbi Shimshon Silkin, and guided by Rabbi Yonassan

Roodyn for Beis Yaakov Grammar School London on their annual Year 12 Journey to Poland. For many years JRoots has organised this highly impactful chinuch experience for the graduating class, visiting sights such as the Warsaw Ghetto, the Lublin Yeshivah and the original Beis Yaakov school building. The trip ﬁnished with a visit to Auschwitz, where one of the young ladies remarked, “I feel that this three-day journey has been the ideal connector between school and seminary and from the classroom to adulthood, with a heightened understanding of the specialness of the mesorah that I received in school, touched palpably in Poland, which I hope to cement into my family’s life through the coming year studying at Beis Yaakov in Yerushalayim. I now realise just how lucky my generation is, and our responsibility to the future.” Portugal, a fascinating new destination, was added to the JRoots travel repertoire this year. This week’s journey to Portugal was arranged by Rabbi Raphy Garson and began in Porto, where visitors

JRoots community trip to Portugal with JRoots founder Tzvi Sperber and educator Rabbi Raphy Garson

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guide but to educate, inspire and facilitate the learning experiences alongside the impeccably high standard of operational logistics that make up each JRoots journey. Each group in Poland is led by a JRoots educator, a security guard and a Polish-speaking guide in order to ensure the smooth running and safety of the trips. All four trips last week had their own bespoke itinerary to match their ideology and hashkafah, so that they can benefit as much as possible from their own unique JRoots journey. Under the leadership of Rabbi Naftali Schiff, the last year for JRoots has been one of tremendous growth. Over the winter months JRoots increased the number of trip participants by 93% and have also increased the number of guides and support staff to help manage the growth in trip numbers. This expansion has bolstered the professionalism, care and consideration JRoots pride themselves in applying in a unique manner in preparation of every journey and towards every participant on each trip. Infact, over 85% of students we have taken on JRoots Journeys in the last 12 months have said that it was one of the most powerful Jewish experiences of their life. In a generation challenged by short attention spans and in many ways over stimulated by external media, JRoots continues to develop the most compelling immersive Jewish experiences. These are relevant and memorable for sixth former, student, parent and grandparent alike, irrespective of their level of religious observance or beliefs. In fact, one of the remarkable observations from this past fortnight alone is that the dynamic educational approach of JRoots has produced a flexible “product” that is fully adaptable to both the family of Beis Yaakov and the nonpracticing cadre of university students. JRoots is a part of the Jewish Futures Group of educational organisations (JFT). Apart from partnering with its constituent organisations to facilitate powerful immersive Jewish travel experiences, it is ideally suited to collaborate with schools, communities, organisations and families far and wide in order to facilitate bespoke Jewish journeys according to their own particular specifications. For more information or to arrange or join a trip please email info@jroots.org.

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“The she-donkey saw the angel of G-d standing on the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the shedonkey turned away from the road and went into the field; then Bilam struck the she-donkey to turn it back to the road” (Bemidbar 22:23).

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Sidrah SidrahSummary: Summary: Balak Balak "The she-donkey saw the angel of G-d standing on the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the she4th Aliya (Revi’i) – 22:39-23:12 1st Aliya (Kohen) – Bemidbar 22:2-12 donkey turned away from the road and went into the field; then Bilam struck the she-donkey to turn it back Balak the king of Moab, seeing that the Israelites Bilam and Balak go to a vantage point from where to the road" (Bemidbar 22:23). defeated the Emorites, is afraid that they will plot Bilam could see the edge of the Israelites’ camp. against him. Balak sends emissaries to Midian, to Bilam tells Balak to build him seven altars and give Bilam the son of Be’or, asking him to curse the him seven bulls and seven rams to sacrifice. Balak Israelites. Bilam tells Balak’s emissaries to stay the complies and Bilam sacrifices the animals. G-d night, to give him time to see how G-d will instruct appears to Bilam and tells him what to say. Against him. G-d appears to Bilam at night and warns him his will, Bilam therefore blesses the Israelites. Balak is not to travel to Moab to curse the Israelites, who are incensed, yet Bilam claims that he is helpless. a blessed nation. Question: what was the name of the place where Balak slaughtered the cattle? (22:39) Answer on 2nd Aliya (Levi) – 22:13-20 Bilam wakes up in the morning and tells Balak’s bottom of next page. officers that he is unable to go with them, due to 5th Aliya (Chamishi) – 23:13-26 God’s warning. After they report back to Balak, he Balak takes Bilam to a new location in the hope of a sends higher-ranking officers to persuade Bilam. better result. Once again, Bilam brings animal However, Bilam repeats that he is bound by God’s offerings. As before, G-d appears to Bilam, who can word. G-d again appears to Bilam at night, telling him only bless rather than curse the Israelites. that he has permission to go, but that he must do 6th Aliya (Shishi) – 23:27-24:13 what G-d instructs him. Balak and Bilam go to a third location. After 3rd Aliya (Shlishi) – 22:21-38 Bilam saddles his she-donkey and travels with Balak’s officers. G-d is angered by Bilam’s decision and sends an angel to impede him. The she-donkey sees the angel, who has a drawn sword in his hand. She deviates from the road to avoid the angel. Bilam, unable to see the angel, strikes the she-donkey. The angel positions himself between two parallel fences. When the she-donkey moves towards the wall, pressing Bilam’s leg against it, Bilam again hits her. The angel then places himself in a narrow part of the path, making it impossible for the she-donkey to circumvent. She stops and crouches, causing Bilam to get angry and hit her again. G-d “opens the mouth of the she-donkey”, who defends her actions. G-d now “uncovers Bilam’s eyes” and he sees the angel. The angel chastises Bilam, who admits his sin and suggests returning home. The angel responds that he can continue his journey but must not say anything other than what G-d tells him. Balak goes out to greet Bilam on the border of Arnon. Point to Consider: why was G-d angry with Bilam if He had given Bilam permission to go? (22:22)

sacrificing the offerings, Bilam sees the encampments of the Israelites and “the spirit of G-d rests upon him” so that he no longer wants to curse them (Rashi). Again Bilam blesses Israel. Balak dismisses Bilam. 7th Aliya (Shevi’i) – 21:21-22:1 Before leaving, Bilam tells Balak that the Israelites could be vulnerable to licentious behaviour (Rashi). He then prophesies about future stages of their history. Bilam and Balak go their separate ways. The Israelites settle in Shittim but the men are attracted to Moabite women, as well as towards worshipping the idol Pe’or. Pinchas, a grandson of Aharon, sees a public display of licentious behaviour and kills the culprit, Zimri from the tribe of Shimon, along with Kozbi, the Moabite adulteress.

The autobiography The a miraculous display of Divine will. A less known Pianist: The Extraordinary postscript to the story is detailed by Rashi Story of One Man's Survival in (d.1105). He relates a Midrash that, whilst Bilam Warsaw is the remarkable true survived this encounter, the she-donkey was story of the pianist Wladyslaw actually killed by the angel, lest people see the Szpilman. Half crazed and half she-donkey and be prompted to mock Bilam, starved, having lived through saying “this is the she-donkey that overcame the unspeakable horrors of the Bilam” (ibid. 22:33). Nazi occupation, in 1944 Szpilman was facing Sidrah Summary: Tazria-Metzorah the ominous prospect of being sent to a For Bilam’s donkey to have remained alive would extermination camp to be killed like the rest of have constituted a tremendous Kiddush Hashem metzora would also bring three animalhave offerings 1st Aliya (Kohen) – Vayikra his family. He crawled into a12:1-23 house in Warsaw, (sanctification of God’s name). It would been and three meal offerings. After a lady would several weeks wherechildbirth, he expected to die. Yet wait his salvation came living testimony to God’s creation and control of before an elevation and a the Point to Consider: what is thethat significance of the from a bringing most unlikely source.offering Wilm (olah) Hosenfeld, universe. The humiliation Bilam would cedarsuffered wood, crimson thread hyssop? (see sin offering (chatat). This completed herinpost-birth bearer of the Iron Cross for gallantry the First have would itself be and honouring God’s Rashi to purification process. World War, was a Nazi officer who, in that shell- Name. Yet,14:4) the dignity of a human being, even of God told house, Moshe and Aharon someone who the 5thwicked, Aliya (Chamishi) – 14:21-32 pocked forgot the that Fuehrer he once is so valuable that G-d preferred His had the appearance of a particular type of skin own A metzora who could not rather affordthan threea human animal idolised and the regime he promised to serve honour being set aside disease would Discovering have to show white being offerings coulddegradation instead bring one animal offering, faithfully (tzara’at) until his death. thethe talented suffering and humiliation. blemish to a Kohen. The Kohenhiswould evaluate pianist, Hosenfeld rediscovered humanity and one meal offering and two birds. 1 and decide affliction was clearly tzara’at, concern for ifthethe dignity of mankind. He hid and Upon Szpilman, Hosenfeld 6th Aliyadiscovering (Shishi) – 14:33-15:15 thus renderingthus the saving personhis impure fed Szpilman, life. (tameh). If the transformed an unlikely he went on Tzara’at alsointo affected houses.hero; The house owner case was unclear, the Kohen would quarantine to save countless Jews. Hearing Szpilman would report the suspicious signs to a Kohen. The the a houserecords for seven after which play Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor had Thisperson week’sin sidrah thedays, audaciousness house would be evacuated before the Kohen’s the Kohenby would re-inspect the afflicted areawho and displayed the non-Jewish prophet Bilam, rekindled Hosenfeld’s humanity, arrival. If the Kohen saw a own deep green or deepcare red declare the person was tameh or tahor flagrantlywhether disregarding the clear advice offered by and concern he for the dignity of others. ‘affliction’, would order the house to be (pure). G-d not to attempt to curse His people quarantined for a week. He would then re-inspect Question: wereWhy the three typesattempt of blemish (Bemidbar what 22:12). did G-d to Both the house. affliction spread,ofthe infected Bilam’sIf the story and thehad example Hosenfeld called? (13:2) bottom page 6. to are stones would be removed and the dissuade the Answer wicked on Bilam fromofattempting timely reminders that we arereplaced. enjoinedIf to 2nd – 13:24-39 afflictionG-d nevertheless returned, the house would curseAliya the (Levi) Israelites? Surely He knew that He emulate in all of be demolished. However, if replacing the stones It was also for to tzara’at to develop from a His would laterpossible intervene turn those attempted ways, including the problem, burn. could erupt on the scalp or on the asolved cursesTzara’at into blessings! genuine concern the Kohen would declare the house tahor (pure). beard area, causing a loss of hair. and sensitivity for The Torah lists specific discharges that would Rabbi Chaim Ben– 13:40-54 Attar (known as the Ohr the 3rd Aliya (Shlishi) wellbeing of cause a man to be considered tameh, and details Hachaim, d.1743) avers that despite Bilam A slightly different form of tzara’at is detailed, humanity as a the purification procedure. clearly caused choosing pathsubstantial of evil against which aa more lossthe of Divine hair. A whole. The concern Will and (one casting as contaminated the enemy of with His for 7th human Aliya (Shevi’i) metzora whohimself has been dignity– 15:16-33 people, was G-d sent nevertheless A similar setborders of laws is listed for a lady who has tzara’at) outside ofremained the campconcerned and had to transcends for Bilam’s dignity. Thisarticle). was why G-d and specific discharges, tear his/her human garments (see p4 Tzara’at divisions, and as well as the laws of niddah tried toalso initially dissuade Bilam, even though, had behoves could infect clothing. A suspected garment (menstruation), us which to form the basis of the laws was beforethe theblessings Kohen made Bilamquarantined been dissuaded, that hea attempt of familyto purity. prevent decision whether was tameh. If itsaid. was the offered theabout Israelites woulditnever have been unwarranted Haftarah of friend declared tameh, the garment was burnt. humiliation From the Book of Melachim (Kings II), the haftarah God’s concern for–Bilam’s dignity emerges again and 4th Aliya (Revi’i) 13:55-14:20 foe alike. takes places upon the background of the long later Torah in thedetails sidrah.the G-dprocess rebukedthrough Bilam through The which a siege and ensuing famine of the Shomron area the wonders of his talking she-donkey. This was metzora purified himself/herself after the period (Samria) by the King of Aram. Four metzora’im of isolation and the healing of the affliction. This were put outside the city gates because of their involved a Kohen taking two birds, cedar wood, In crimson memory thread of Haravand Yisrael ben Harav Uriah would affliction. They discovered and reported that the 3 a hyssop. The Kohen Arameans had actually left their camp, which In memory of of Harav Yisrael Harav slaughter one the birds and ben – using the Uriah wood, thread and hyssop together in a bundle – sprinkle allowed the Jews to plunder the camp and thus its blood seven times on the metzora. The end their famine.

Haftarah The prophet Micha describes the Messianic times that the ‘remnant of Ya’akov’ will experience. He also recalls how G-d looked after the nation in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt, including His thwarting the evil plans of Balak and Bilam.

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Another oft-neglected element of the Chanukah 4 is the role of women. The Talmud (Shabbat story 23a) states that women are obligated to light Chanukah candles (despite being a time-bound positive mitzvah from which women are usually exempted) as they were also “part of the miracle”. The simple understanding of this is that all observant Jews were being killed for keeping traditional Jewish laws, both male and female. Indeed, we discussed in previous weeks the mothers who were killed along with their circumcised sons, and of Chana and her seven sons; they were all martyred for the Name of G-d

However, we like to think that there is an inner self In memory ofto Harav Binyamin Haravfrom Shalom that we may refer as “I”, that is ben separate our physical brain and which freely controls our actions. We tend to believe that this inner-self consciously makes our decisions and then our brain dutifully follows through. This is known as conscious free will. Yet from a neuroscientific perspective, this account of decision making cannot be true, as it implies the existence of an external, non-physical cause which somehow triggers an effect in our brain. According to neuroscience, this sense of an inner-self that we

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ASK THE RABBI Looking for answers? Send your question to asktherabbi@thejewishweekly.com How holy is your body? Dear Rabbi, My grandfather is critically ill and I just found out he has requested that he should be cremated. My mother is adamant that she will respect his dying wishes. I know Jewish law is against cremation but I want to know just how big a deal it is. Priscilla Dear Priscilla, Cremation puts the traditional Jewish burial in grave danger pun intended. Many people today sadly opt to cremate without understanding the implications involved. Consider the following anecdote which I heard first hand. After 9/11 a certain Rabbi received a certain gut wrenching question. The woman said, “I live on the upper east side of Manhattan and my windows are covered with the grime that has drifted uptown. I need to clean my windows but I am afraid that there may be remains of the dead in that dust. If there are, then it doesn’t seem right to me to just have the windows cleaned. What should I do?” The Rabbi considered: “Look how much this woman already knows judging by her question: She evidently knows that Judaism views the human body with reverence. Otherwise, she wouldn’t ask what she should do with the grime on her window that may be the remnants of human beings.” And he wondered: “Where did this woman, who didn’t spear remotely observant, where did she learn this truth, that Judaism reveres the body?” He assumed she may have learned it from watching the news on television, because after every terrorist act in Israel they show pictures of bearded men wearing yellow flak jackets who gather all parts of bodies; they look under cars and under busses, and on bushes and on walls, until they find every single scrap of tissue and every single piece of a person that they can. And they make sure that these pieces of what were once human beings get a proper burial because human beings are made in the image of G-d, and therefore, their bodies are sacred, as well as their souls.”

The Rabbi advised her, “Take a paper towel and warm water, and carefully wipe the windows clean, as clean as you can. Then carefully put the towels into an envelope, and take it to a Jewish funeral home, and ask them to bury them the next time they have a funeral.” The woman nodded, and she thanked him. And that is precisely what she did. You see Priscilla, other religions that this woman could have consulted might have told her that the soul is all that counts and the body doesn’t matter, but our religion doesn’t say that. Certain secularists whom she could have consulted might have said that a lifeless body is just a collection of chemicals that no longer works, and therefore she needn’t be concerned but our religion does not say that. Our religion says: “That which is holy is still and always holy and therefore it must be treated with the greatest of respect.” The body, once animated by a soul retains some of the purity that the soul imbued it with. That’s why it is attended to by the “chevra kaddisha” – otherwise translated as a sacred brotherhood, who cleanse the body and purify the body in preparation for burial. The body is treated with extreme respect because what was, is and always remains holy. The choice by many to cremate is mostly for lack of understanding. Life is eternal. The body & the soul are partners forever. The body remains the eternal vessel for the soul, to be rewarded for providing the soul with the passion and intensity in fulﬁlling life’s purpose. So in precise answer to your question, it is a very big deal indeed and you need to do your utmost to prevent it happening if you can. Are Jews miserable? Dear Rabbi, Last week you referenced the three weeks and ninth of Av. I am always tickled by the amount of Jews that come into shul on that day. You don’t see them all year round, except Yom Kippur and the ninth of Av. Doesn’t that just prove how much we love misery? Jason

Dear Jason, That’s one way to cynically perceive it. I like to think that deep down, even if only on a subconscious level, we feel eminently connected. To that end, one the Day of Atonement, essentially the holiest day of the year, we feel compelled to come to Shul. Likewise, though not on the same scale, on a particularly tragic day which impacted the totality of the Jewish people and, as a result of which, we have endured more than 2000 years of persecution, we also feel, and connect and want to come along as a means to express our sadness at our current plight and equally with a yearning for a better tomorrow. Here’s hoping and praying! Family Feud Dear Rabbi, My father and I entered a business venture together which unfortunately failed. The problem is it has come between us. He blames me

for making his lose so much money and he won’t talk to me. I came across your column only last week and I thought maybe you could oﬀer some advice on what I can do? Shimon Dear Shimon A young woman once came to see the Lubavitcher Rebbe about a feud she had with her mother over money. The Rebbe, who had lost his mother that same year, replied with sadness: “I just lost my mother this year. Do you know how much money I would give to see her just once more? You have your mother with you, and yet you allow money to tear you apart.” Isn’t it pathetic when we consider the people we have fallen out with, especially when we put the dis-

agreement in context of the broader scheme of things? Isn’t it foolish to argue with our nearest and dearest when after all we do love them? Isn’t it sensible to go the extra mile even if only to capture a ﬂeeting moment of intense bonding? Show this to your dad and tell him what you have between you is bigger than money. You can always deal with the detail later.

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Parshat Balak In this week’s parshah we read that Balak, the king of Moav, wants to destroy the Jews. Since he’s seen what’s happened in the past, he’s petriﬁed — so instead he hires Bilam, a non-Jewish prophet, to curse the Jews. Bilam travels on his donkey to do his job, and Hashem sends an angel to block his path. But only Bilam’s donkey sees the angel, and the donkey goes off the road to bypass it. Bilam beats the donkey for going off the road. Bilam then sees the angel, who tells him that he will not be able to curse the Jews and will only say what Hashem allows him too. Bilam reaches his destination, where King Balak is waiting for him to come and curse the Jews. But when he opens his mouth he utters a blessing instead of a curse. Balak is angry and says, “I hired you to curse the Jews, not bless them.” Bilam replied that he can only say what Hashem puts into his mouth. Balak takes Bilam to another mountain and hopes that because it’s a new place Can you unscramble the words on the left to the Bilam will have more success in cursing the Jews. But Bilam blesses them yet boxes on the right? again. Balak says “Enough! Don’t say anything libam else.” But Balak really wants it to work, so he takes Bilam to a third, and last, place. However, gnik Bilam still utters blessings and no curses. Finally, Balak gets very cross and says, “I hired kodnye you to curse the Jews. Instead you keep on blessing them.” Bilam tells Balak again that he nslebsig can only say the words Hashem puts into his mouth, and then he ﬁnishes with a prophecy hiasmhac about the coming of Mashiach.

Arts and Crafts Crocodile Peg You will need • • • • • • •

1 wooden peg 1 small piece of green construction paper 2 googly craft eyes 1 green pipe cleaner Green paint Scissors Glue

Method

1. Paint the peg green. 2. Cut a 1cm x 20cm strip of green construction paper while you are waiting for the paint to dry. 3. Make a Concertina shape — fold the strip of green paper and glue it to the top of the peg (leave enough room at the front for the crocodile’s mouth). This will be the crocodile’s body. 4. Glue on the googly eyes. 5. Now cut 2cm x 4cm pieces from the pipe cleaner. Fold them into a “V” and then fold the tips to make feet. These will be the croc’s legs. Put them in place along the body. Voila! Your croc is now ready!

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Vegi pancakes

Ingredients: • 2 cups wholemeal self-raising ﬂour • 2 cups ﬁnely chopped raw vegetables • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • 1 cup grated cheese (cheddar or mozzarella) • 1½ cups milk • salt and pepper • 50g butter (for frying) • Cream cheese with some chives to serve

Method: 1. Whisk all ingredients except for the butter together in a bowl. 2. Heat a little butter in a frying pan. Using quarter cup measures, fry each pancake until golden, and turn over. 3. Serve warm with cream cheese spread on top.

Did y u kn w? Hair facts

Any information, including any drugs that have ever been in your bloodstream, is contained in hair. Hair is one of the most commonly Each hair follicle grows a completely new hair about 20 times in a lifetime.

Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body aside from bone marrow.

Balding only starts to become visible once you’ve lost over 50% of the hair from your scalp.

Each strand of hair can support up to 100 grams in weight. Multiply that by the average 100,000 to 150,000 strands on each head, and your entire head of hair could support the weight equivalent to two elephants.

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By Chaya Sandler “Catch!” The ball went sailing through the air as the sea breeze played with Daniel’s curls. He knocked into Ari and the two of them went sprawling down, sand burying itself in their hair and clothes. They rolled down the edge of the sand dune, giggling as they picked themselves up. Danny was holding something in his hands. “What’s that?” “Looks like a wallet... whoa!” Danny’s eyes lit up, “It’s got £50 in it!” Mrs Locke was trying to get a bit of peace and quiet and had finally settled down in the perfect spot. She felt her shoulders relaxing and the tension leaving her when a shadow fell over her and suddenly a cloud of sand flew towards her. Spluttering, she stood up and faced her three boisterous boys. “Boys! Is there a problem?” “We found a wallet!” “With £50 in it!” “Well I found it, so it’s mine.” “Hey! I threw the ball that knocked you over, and you wouldn’t have found it without that.” Mrs Locke looked inside the wallet. “Boys! It belongs to none of you. There is a name inside this wallet, and there’s a mitzvah to return a lost object when possible. Why don’t you see if you can find this Mr Forrester and return his wallet to him?” From the way the boys’ eyes gleamed, Mrs Locke knew she could resume her rest. The thought did cross her mind that the trio tended to get into trouble, but like a cloud in the breeze, the thought was pushed away and she settled down to relax once again. If the boys were capable of getting themselves into trouble, they were certainly capable of getting themselves out of it in equally crazy ways. Danny, Ari and Alex scampered off, intent on finding the wallet’s owner. “So where do we start?”

“Let’s just ask everyone on the beach,” suggested Alex. “Don’t be ridiculous, there are hundreds of people on the beach!” Alex huffed. “Got a better idea then?” Just then an ice cream truck drove past, blasting loud music and announcing delicious ice cream. Danny’s eyes sparkled. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” “With you all the way!” All annoyance had disappeared from Alex’s voice and Ari just grinned in response. “Great minds think alike, and we are truly geniuses, my dear brothers.” “Nice speech, Winston Churchill. You can be our spokesman.” And so, the mischievous bunch set off at a run across the sands. They turned up at the now-parked ice cream truck, the picture of innocence, all sweet smiles and angelic faces. A bored teen slouched inside the lonely van. “Hi,” Ari started, all syrupy and cute. “Could we make an announcement on your loudspeaker? We found something and we want to see if -” “Get out of here, kid! I’ve got a job to do and I have no time for stupid children messing around.” “But you don’t even have any customers!” “I have lots of customers, thank y o u very much. I’m just…just…on a break, ha!” “No you’re not, you’re sitting in the van doing nothing.” “No I’m not… I was just about to leave and stretch my legs.” With that, the youth sauntered out and slammed the door shut behind him… so hard that it bounced straight back and stood open, teasingly, tantalisingly tempting three young troublemakers with hearts of gold and a mission. A very big mistake. The teen made it all the way to the other end of THEJEWISHWEEKLY.COM

the promenade when he heard the noise. A wildly careening ice cream van was swerving around the beach and spewing in a childish voice: “Will Mr Forrester who lost his wallet please come and claim it…” It was his ice cream van! As soon as she saw the van Mrs Locke knew that her boys were in it. Call it motherly intuition or just experience, but even before she heard Ari’s voice, she knew. And when she saw a police car chase the van and a sweaty, red-faced teen hard in pursuit, she knew without a doubt that this was not going to be a relaxing day. When she caught up with them, the teen was yelling, the boys were crying - or attempting to through their laughter - and the policeman wore the kind of look their mother wore at least five times a day - he didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or lock them up. Offering up a silent, desperate prayer, she turned to the police officer who was looking strangely at the wallet. “Hey - that’s my wallet.” -----------------------------------------------“Shame he never gave us any reward money,” Danny sulked. “Consider it bail,” responded his mother. “Still, you must be really proud of us, Mummy.” “Proud?!” “Yeah, we fought for our religion, carried out a mitzvah with self-sacrifice against all odds and didn’t back down in the face of oppression or the threat of prison and death!” “Death,” was the only thing Mrs Locke could splutter. “They don’t have capital punishment anymore, and besides what you did was -” “But we fulfilled a mitzvah!” “Yes, but -” “And you always tell us to do as many mitzvot as we can no matter how hard, right?” “Right, but -” “Hey, I found another wallet!!” cried Ari. Danny and Alex cheered as Mrs Locke groaned, “Not again!”

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Parshat Balak In a Nutshell In last week’s parshah, we read about how when other nations attacked the Jews, they were badly defeated. This week Balak, the king of Moav, commands Balaam the prophet to curse the

people of Israel. On the way, Balaam’s donkey sees before Balaam does that G-d has sent an angel to block their path. Balaam tries to curse the people of Israel three times, in three

different places, but each time G-d makes him utter blessings instead. Balaam also has a prophecy about the coming of Mashiach. The Jewish people fall prey

to sin, and as a punishment they are beset by a plague. Pinchas stopped the raging plague by killing a highranking Israelite ofﬁcial named Zimri, who publicly committed an awful act.

7 WAYS TO MAKE POCKET MONEY THIS SUMMER Making money when you’re a teenager is difﬁcult, but not impossible. There are quite a few ways that you can gain spare cash through odd jobs, through community help and even through work permitted for your age group. Here are 7 of the best!

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Are you a math whiz? Help little children learn how to multiply. The same goes for teaching English in a foreign language.

You can sell items on Amazon or Ebay. These might be objects you or your parents have but don’t need (such as books you have already read). You can also make a lot of money selling vintage items online through these websites or through car boot sales or vintage shops.

6 You can make money by selling a service or a skill. For example, if you are skillfull with computers then create a ﬂyer and pass it around or post a note on your local community board.

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WALK DOGS

Dog walking could be done for an hour or so at the weekends or after school, or you could dog sit for a family looking to go out for the day somewhere their canine chum isn’t allowed.

Beyond babysitting on a case-by-case basis, consider starting a small babysitting business. You could get a couple of your friends involved who also want to make some money. Distribute ﬂyers around your neighborhood, local cafes, shuls and community centers. Ask your parents to post ﬂiers at their work place, too. Once you have babysat for a client, ask them to serve as a reference for future employers and to recommend you to their friends.

7 Call or visit newsagents in your area to ask if they are hiring people to deliver papers.If your newspaper ofﬁce isn’t currently hiring, check back periodically. Doing so will demonstrate that you are serious about the job. You can also ask if they keep applications on ﬁle for future openings.

WASH CARS Washing your parents and neighbours cars is a great way of making quick and easy money, you can get some exercise whilst your at it!

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News Bites DON’T LOOK DOWN: GLASS BOTTOM SKYWALK THRILLS IN CHINA Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world’s longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China. The v-shaped walkway stretches almost 70 metres from a sheer cliff face in southwest Chongqing, offering intrepid tourists a vertigo-inducing view of the ground

MOTORIST DRIVES INTO SWIMMING POOL A motorist plunged into a swimming pool in Colorado after a series of collisions. The 73-year old driver was heading away from the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs when she accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake. She hit a car, which propelled her fast up a hill. Her vehicle went airborne in the process, crashed through a fence and landed in the

pool. Fortunately the pool was closed at the time and she was not injured.

park in Wansheng, which is held up by thick cables, was certiﬁed earlier this year by Guinness World Records as being the longest of its type anywhere on the planet. Similar glass-bottomed constructions have become popular attractions at scenic parks in China.

PHOTO SHOW ‘GRAVEYARD’ OF 84,000 DUMPED BICYCLES It looks like a fake picture, but look closely and you can make out thousands and thousands of bike frames. Around 84,000 bicycles have been left here at the field in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province. They belonged to bike sharing businesses which are growing in popularity around China, but have been abandoned. Similar to the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme, people can ride off with the bikes (the first hour is free) and are asked to dock them again in one of the city’s 2,700 stations. But instead, lazy cyclists often just dump the bikes when they no

DANGEROUS MYSTERY ISLAND APPEARS SUDDENLY IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

A new island has formed in the Bermuda Triangle, but people are being told to stay away. Nicknamed Shelly Island by locals because of the large number of shells on it, the mile-long sand bank appeared over the last couple of months. People are being told to stay away because of strong currents in the gap separating the sandbank from the mainland. There are also plenty of sharks. The future of the island is not

some 123 metres below. No more than 30 people are allowed on the skywalk at any one time. While some pause to pose for photos, others ﬁnd it all a little too much to cope with, and grip the handrail with both hands as they inch along the walkway. The structure at the Ordovician

clear. The sandbank could continue to grow and form part of Cape Point, or it could vanish as quickly as it appeared.

longer need them. And the companies have been slow to come and pick them up as

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The Jewish Weekly’s Teen Agony Aunt and Agony Uncle are here to help with all your questions, problems and difficulties. Just write your letter to agonyaunt@thejewishweekly.com or agonyuncle@thejewishweekly.com Disclaimer: All letters that are published may be edited. All letters are kept confidential and names can be changed for confidentiality upon request.

I’m always getting into trouble. No matter how hard I try I somehow find myself going to bed very late (sometimes past midnight), and I find it very hard to get up in the morning. Once I finally get myself out of bed (after hitting the snooze button five times), I start my daily scramble to get ready. My parents have absolutely had it and my teachers are getting really annoyed. Any ideas to help me get ready on time? Yonatan Dear Yonatan, I’m sure that you share this problem with many teenagers. Keeping a healthy schedule is an ongoing challenge for most adults and many children. However what we can work on is building healthy habits, which will hopefully result in better time keeping for you. I’m sure you know that the earlier you do get to bed the easier it will probably

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well, leaving them to rust to avoid the hassle of reclaiming them.

be to get up in the morning as you would’ve gotten more sleep. We all need a healthy amount of sleep per night. Going to bed after midnight and getting up early in morning will not serve you well. However, to address the problem that you are having with getting to school on time I can try to give you a few tips that may help you to solve this. 1. Ensure that you do all your homework as early in the evening as possible. This will help you to have all of your homework out the way, leaving you the rest of the evening for relaxing. 2. Lay out all your clothes neatly the night before to avoid that early morning scramble for your socks. 3.Prepare your snacks and lunch the night before. 4.Lastly, set your alarm clock early enough for you to be able to press snooze and still be able to get up on time. If you do use these tips, do not forget they are not a replacement for a good night’s sleep. I hope these tips help! Agony Uncle Joey

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Q) What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? A) Nacho cheese!

Q) Why did the man run around his bed? A) Because he was trying to catch up on his sleep!

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Q) Why did the computer keep sneezing? A) It had a virus!

1. What word looks the same backwards and upside down?

2. A man was outside taking a walk, when it started to rain. The man didn’t have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this

Q) What kind of car does a farmer drive? A) A cornvertable!

3. What has hands but cannot clap?

2. The man was bald. 1. SWIMS

3. A clock.

1.Eavesdropping 2.Just between you and me 3.I Understand 4. Lemonade 5. I’m betwereen jobs 6.Growing Old

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BY CHAYA SANDLER

Passing the test Kayla has her practical music exam. She is also waiting to hear how her job interview went. Her theory exam is the next day but she is uneasy…. Glass falls and smashes, scattering into myriads of shards, thrown up into the air and cascading down, the sound deafening in its intensity – the sound of broken dreams. I got my early night, I was in bed by 10. When the dawn rose and demanded my attention, I arose and wearily made it into the kitchen, reaching for the requisite smoothie on my way out. I missed the tube. I caught the next one and leaned my forehead against a pole the entire time. If you want to know what caused my sudden bad mood, I failed. I failed my practical exam and I therefore probably failed t h e entire A-level. I never failed anything in my entire life. By the time I got to school I was slightly placated. Life moves on and it was such a beautiful day I couldn’t help smiling. The sun was throwing its warm radiance over the earth and the ﬂowers were singing in return. The grass seemed to almost glow and the rose bush outside school looked like it had been painted. Painting the roses red… a giggle forced itself out and I found myself grinning. Ok Hashem, you win. I’ll try to be slightly less morose but I think I’m still allowed to mope. As I neared the reception, my phone vibrated. I knew I had better check it quickly

before I handed it in. Hi. Just to let you know that we really would like to offer you a job, but unfortunately the position has been filled and we do not have any other openings. Thank you for applying; we will keep you on file. I skipped first period again. And second. In fact, I took the rest of the day off. I turned around and stumbled home before collapsing onto my bed in a flood of tears. When Rachel and Abby came around later, I answered tersely and despondently. Eventually they left, leaving only the accusing pile of missed work and the echoing silence behind. My mother came up later and tried to encourage me, but I wasn’t interested. Why? What had I done wrong? In a flash of impulsivity, I looked up the name of the examiner who had listened to me and had told me I had probably failed. I called up to my mother, grabbed a hoodie and my keys and left. Standing outside his home 40 minutes later, the bravado left me, and when the door opened I stuttered and spluttered. “Um…hi, er, I er, I…um, I was wondering, I mean, um… why did you fail me?” The examiner, dressed in a grey cardigan and dark slippers, stroked his balding head and fixed me with a sharp gaze. He had definitely been a teacher once! “Come in,” he said eventually, breaking the silence. He took me into a living room that would not be out of place in a stately home. The armchairs were upholstered and made of grotesquely patterned material. They almost dared you to sit on their dust-covered surfaces. A large bookshelf framed one wall, and an actual fireplace, filled with real wood and covered by a grate, adorned the opposite wall. Gingerly, I lowered myself onto one of

the armchairs and almost sank to the floor. The examiner, who introduced himself as Montgomery, sat cross-legged on the sofa, staring at me. “Not many students track down their examiners and come to their houses. That makes you a rather unusual young lady…. But I like different, it’s…” He searched for the right word, waving his hand around as though he was reeling in a fish and was going to pluck the word from the air around him. Did he think there were invisible words floating all around him? “Refreshing. So tell me, what brings you here?” I took a deep breath. My cheeks were burning crimson, competing with the setting sun in the sky outside. “I wanted to know why you think I failed. What was wrong with my piece?” “Why?” Why?! The question stumped me in its simplicity. Wasn’t it obvious why? “Because…” I stopped. Why was it so important to me? Why did I feel like there was this burning drive inside of me, this desperate desire, a need to know? “Because I thought it was really good, and I want to know what was wrong with it and how I can improve.” “No.” “No?? What do you mean, no?!”

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“That is not why you came.” “Excuse me?! Who do you think you are - Sigmund Freud? I think I know why I came.” “You can tell yourself that this is why you came if you like, but we would both know you were lying.” I was so indignant I couldn’t even respond. The examiner leaned forward. “Do you want to know why you really came?” I nodded. “It’s because you want to know who you are.” “Ok, now I’ve had it. Yoda!” “What I mean to say is that you deﬁne yourself by what others think about you. You think of yourself as a musician but you don’t trust that that is who you are unless I tell you it is so. You don’t believe in yourself and you need me to reassure you that you can play. My condemnation is so shocking to you, it shakes the core of your self- awareness.” I couldn’t respond. That was not true… was it? “I don’t know what you are talking about.” “Why were you so bothered that you came here? You need to know what I thought of you because you need to know who you are.” Preposterous… I wasn’t so shallow. Was I? Maybe I was. Why was I so bothered? Maybe I am so busy doing and achieving that I don’t really know who I am, I only what I do. When do I take the time to just be? I push myself so hard and so fast that I never stop to work out who I am and where I’m going. The examiner stood up. “Think about what I said.” He escorted me to the door, and as the door closed behind me, he murmured quietly, “For the record, you played beautifully. You just missed the brief.” TO BE CONTINUED

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hen Minnie Solomons celebrated her 100th birthday recently, rather than put her feet up and relax, she did an exercise class instead. As Britain’s oldest ﬁtness instructor, Minnie has been taking classes for more than 50 years, and she runs two classes a week in the Woodford area. “I have always been energetic and tried to live a healthy life,” she explains, “and I think that is what has helped me continue. Doing the voluntary work also keeps me going and helps me to stay active.” She has been a member of the League of Jewish Women for many years, and as part of this organisation she runs a Monday exercise class at Milne Court Jewish Blind and Disabled Home in South Woodford, as well as regular class on Tuesdays at the Woodford Forest Synagogue Luncheon Club. Born in 1917, Minnie grew up in the East End and married her childhood sweetheart Jacob (or ‘Tonney’ as she called him) just before the outbreak of war in October 1939, when she was just 18 years old. They have one daughter, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. When her husband died over 20 years ago, she moved into Home Heather House, a residential care home on Beehive Lane in Redbridge, and she has lived there ever since. Her granddaughter, Naomi Lyons, lives close by and has been her fulltime carer for the past ﬁve years, visiting her regularly at the home as well as taking her out and about. “I couldn’t live without Naomi, she is my angel.” Minnie says. “She helps me out with everything from going

‫ֵֽא ׁ ֶשת ַֽחיִ ל ִמי יִ ְמ ָצא‬ shopping to doing my hair. I am lucky to have her.” Naomi thinks her grandmother is ‘truly incredible,’ and they are very very close. “When we were young, my grandmother very much brought up me and my brother along with my parents, and we spent a lot of time together. She was always happiest when she was surrounded by her family, cooking huge meals and making us fill our plates, whilst she picked at her own tiny portion.” She still retains her small appetite, and Minnie credits her love of salad as well as the odd glass of brandy as the secrets to her longevity. She doesn’t dwell too much on her age and believes that it is very much the luck of the draw that she has been so lucky. On reaching this impressive milestone, not only did she receive a card from the Queen to commemorate her century, but she also received a letter from the Chief Rabbi congratulating her on reaching such a wonderful age, which she was really touched by. “I was so surprised that he sent me something; it was very nice.” Minnie first got into exercise when she moved to a new area and was looking for something to do. A woman from the local synagogue told her about a keep fit class being held at the shul, so she thought she would give it a go. Fifty years on, she is still very much still giving it a go. The exercises she does now are all seated, but she incorporates movements to ensure that every part of the body is used from head to toe. She really enjoys taking the classes, and the fact that she is over 30 years older than some of those who

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attend does not faze her at all. “I am pleased that so many people seem to enjoy the classes, and I am particularly happy that more men are getting involved and realising the benefit of staying fit. For me, I am also very pleased when I remember all the movements. There are a lot to remember!” Having had a hip operation a few years ago, she is still in good health but finds it difficult to walk too far, which she says is the biggest problem. “I wish I could just turn the clock back 10 years or so, when I could be a bit more active. I miss being able to go on nice long walks or holidays.” Her exercise exploits have led her to television fame, and she appeared along with her granddaughter on the This Morning sofa with husband and wife presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. She was flattered when Ruth complimented

her on her outﬁt, and she thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. The members of the Woodford Forest Synagogue Luncheon Club helped her celebrate in style at their regular Tuesday session last week. After a delicious three-course meal, Minnie and the rest of the group were treated to some live music from professional singer Dean Weedon, who sang all the classic songs from Minnie’s youth. After a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday, she was presented with a beautiful bunch of ﬂowers and a balloon. Minnie had a great time with her Minnie Solomons friends, even getting up for a bit of just yet and hopes to continue her a dance. “I thoroughly enjoyed my- classes for as long as possible. “I am self. I am so grateful to everyone going to keep going and I don’t plan who came along.” to stop any time soon. Whilst I can Minnie has no plans to slow down still do it, I am going to carry on.”

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belongings safe on the beach. • If you have too much fun in the sun and get sunburnt, try covering the affected area in natural yoghurt as a way to soothe your skin. If you have any questions or there is something you want to feedback on, please contact us on ofﬁce@thejewishweekly.com. Your question might be someone else’s solution!

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MISHY POPPINS CHILDCARE SERVICE Mish Myers, aka Mishy Poppins, is a baby and child specialist with over 20 years’ experience. Originally from South Africa, she has spent many years in various child-care related capacities, from au pair to teacher, and she now uses her knowledge and skills to help parents and children through her company, Mishy Poppins. Mishy Poppins offers a wide variety of services, from sleep training to baby massage as well as general childcare, and she has a wealth of knowledge and experience on all baby- and child-related issues. Mish has always had a love of children and started babysitting children who lived on her road when she was just 8 years old. After ﬁnishing school, she took a gap year working in the US through Au Pair Homestay USA, where she was able to train as a professional au pair whilst also studying. During her time in the US, she worked with three different families and got to know their children very well. Whilst caring for newborns, toddlers and children up to 10 years old, she realised that she particularly loved looking after newborn babies and felt that this was an age range that she really connected with. “Sometimes people can be scared of looking after tiny newborns,” she explains, “but for me, this is the age I love most, and I am happy and conﬁdent in caring for them.” Although she was tempted to stay in the US and continue working with babies, she decided to return to South Africa to continue

her studies. She completed a fouryear degree, obtaining a Bachelors of Primary Education in 2002. She was able to juggle her studies alongside working as an au pair for a local family, who employed her for many years as the sole carer of their children. She often accompanied them on many trips abroad during her time with them. This fuelled her travel bug, and after a few years of working for them, whilst simultaneously working as a qualified school teacher, she decided to take another gap year in the UK. She used this time as an opportunity to explore Europe too, and she seems to have enjoyed her time so much that 10 years on she is now happily settled here, living in NW London. When she first moved to the UK, she held prestigious roles in the City, but after a decade she began to realise that she wanted to work more locally and with children again. She requalified as a teacher in the UK and went back into

teaching. Throughout all of her roles, Mish has always maintained a keen interest and dedication to children, helping and assisting friends, family and community members with their brood, whilst also volunteering in various baby-related capacities. It was through this volunteering that Mish was approached to help out a new mum who had just had triplets. She happily agreed to assist her, working as a night nurse for three months, on call seven nights a week and around other commitments. Despite the long hours and hard work, she describes it as “one of the best things I have ever done.” She excelled in this role and took to it so naturally that she started thinking that she would love to work with babies full time in a professional capacity. “I realised that doing this made me happy,” she explains. “I found it very peaceful, and I noticed that when I ﬁnished my shift my cheeks hurt from smiling so much. It all just made sense.” She decided to use her highly sought-after know-how as well as her wealth of skills, understanding and practice to start up Mishy Poppins. Mishy Poppins has grown mainly by word of mouth, and she now works for families all over northwest London and surrounding areas. Specialising in newborn care, she is experienced with twins and triplets as well as premature babies. She has taken on a multitude of roles from nanny to night nurse, and she also offers parents advice and help on all sorts of childcare issues. Having cared for babies of all ages, across the globe, she also has an amazing knowledge of just about every baby-related product under the sun, from car seats and formula to toys, buggies, baths and other gadgets, which also comes in handy. As well as long-term care, she also offers ad hoc, short-term help to her clients. Parents call her up for proxy parenting when they need to go out of town for a few days, knowing that their children will be safe, happy and well looked after in her capable hands. Her belief is that “every child is

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an individual, with his/her own personality, temperament, needs and likes.” So when it comes to issues such as sleep training, Mish works out a personalised plan for each child that suits their needs and the needs of their parents. “My number one priority is to look after the babies, but I also support the parents, who often just need a bit of help (and TLC) as they are exhausted and a little overwhelmed.” Mish recognises that many parents can be given conflicting advice from different sources, which can cause more stress and confusion. She shares her own tips and tricks with new parents, who are always grateful to receive the advice. She very much believes that it is best to go with your own maternal instincts and let your gut lead you in the right direction. Obviously, this has to be within particular guidelines, but, she says, “parents innately and intuitively know what’s good for their baby, so they should believe in themselves.” Talking to Mish, it is obvious that she is extremely passionate about her job. “I know I am doing something that is worthwhile and one of the most important jobs, and I feel honoured that people trust me with their most precious possession, their children. When I hand their babies back over to them, they can see that their babies are happy and content, and I am glowing.” For anyone thinking of working in childcare, Mish feels that the most important qualities are confidence and being selfless. “For me, when it comes to babies, nothing is too much, and I just can’t wait to spend time with them. I’m not fazed by niggly, colicky or even reflux babies… I’ve pretty much seen it all.” Mish hopes that her business will continue to go from strength to strength. She is currently working on developing her website and creating a video blog so that she can share some of her knowledge and advice with a wider audience. Eventually, she would love to be able to train others to work with her, and maybe one day even have her own agency. It’s a far cry from her time working in the City. “I probably could have made a lot more money in finance, but I know I would not be half as happy as I am now. This work is so rewarding and I feel like the luckiest person on the planet to do this, almost like I should be paying them for

the opportunity! I am so appreciative of the support both the community and my clients have given me, and the fact that I continuously get repeat business and personal recommendations makes me smile.” Many of the parents Mish has worked with have commented on her unbelievable patience with both their babies and them. She offers stimulation, warmth and guidance, and she sometimes accompanies mums (especially with multiples) to baby classes, essential doctors’ visits, holidays abroad and general days out where an extra pair of hands is welcomed. The genuine love, care, concern and devotion she shows to all the families she has worked with, as well as aftercare guidance and advice, are what make her and the service she provides so super-califragilisticexpialidocious!! “I believe that what I offer (coupled with blissfully happy babies) is the reason people refer me onto their own friends and family, and I am hugely grateful and appreciative of this. I treat the children like they are my own, so people trust me and know that I will do the best for each child.” If you would like to ﬁnd out more about the services that Mishy Poppins provides, please check out her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MishyPoppins or call her on 07908 052936. Ever thought of giving a friend the gift of sleep? Why not buy night nursing vouchers as the perfect gift for friends and family with new babies. Mishy Poppins would like to offer Jewish Weekly readers some great offers. For any bookings of 10 consecutive nights, she is offering a 10% discount. For any bookings of 12 nights (non-consecutive but within a 1 month period) she is offering an additional night free. Are you a business woman? Do you run your own company? Then you could be featured on this page. Get in touch with Micaela by emailing micaela@thejewishweekly.com

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Letter from Netanya COMEDY BY ED MOSS

I recently returned from (embarrassingly) my first visit to Israel since 1981. We were based in Netanya, a bit like Blackpool but without the pleasure beach, kiss-me-quick-hats or fish and chips, but with plenty of sun, sea, sects and miles of unspoilt beach. Braving the elements as well as the elephants (not that I am in any way suggesting some fellow tourists of the Russian kind might require XXXXXL clothing), we headed straight for the beach to enjoy a gas mark 7 few hours fending off the advances of sand into our every nook and cranny (or in the case of the Russians, every crook and nanny). The police were in fine form as we fried. They appeared to be not too keen on people, especially student-types, bringing bottles of vino on to the beach. However, the thought of sipping over-temperate wine through sand-encrusted lips in the extreme heat is not really my idea of fun. Several of said student-types were consequently

escorted to the nearest litter bin for an ofﬁcial disposal of aforementioned bottles of vino. The following day was Shabbat, and being in Israel, I can't help but mention religion. Shabbat is meant to be a full day of rest (I wish someone could have told that to the impatient horn-pressing

drivers outside our apartment), when nothing in connection with work should be done, dusted or in any way created. Now, our sages explain that pressing a lift button is a form of work, I believe they need to perhaps compare and contrast the climbing of 254 steps in 36 degree heat to the 16th ﬂoor where our apartment was located as NOT

being hard graft. That is a mere 100 steps less than climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty! The following day we decided on some swimming pool recreation and quickly concluded we could have done with contacting the BBC to see if they might be interested in a new nature programme about ants that we had already named “Chipwatch” (the programme and not the ants – the ants we saw were named Adam, Colin, Trevor, Reginald, Rosemary and Chardonnay). Yes, there were ants on deck! Thousands upon thousands of them. You could almost hear the ant music as they sang “Right said Fred, stand and deliver, let's ‘ave a cuppa tea, and then we'll go ‘ome”. Such was the dearth of local news (it seems they called out the national guard because Mrs Bernstein’s varicose veins ﬂared up again) that we focused our attention on said antics (sorry!) of the local ant colony which seemed to have made their home under the ﬂagstones

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by our pool loungers. There was a coordinated effort by several of the colony to move a potato chip from “a” (where it had fallen) to “b” (the entrance to their colony). It was absolutely fascinating to see these very small creatures work together to shift this chip that had to be the equivalent of at least a human dragging an Airbus jet along the tarmac. We (that is, cousin Mike and myself) were a little annoyed that the ladies (our respective wives) did not share our unbridled enthusiasm for the progress of this antoidal chip navigation. And we failed totally to elicit nothing but a very sarcastic look on their faces when we inquired whether they thought the ants might use one of the local feral cats as a form of cat-nav to get around. Sadly, the chip was then suddenly abandoned by Adam and his ants, so, being unable to now turn it into a book, movie or musical, we headed off to shower and to the 140-year-old former Templar colony that is the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv (in that order, as far be it for me to shower on public transport). Like every good Jewish boy, we made our way to the Western Wall to imbibe the view and take some photographs. We did this via the warren of covered streets that comprise the famous Old City market. The winners in the Old City are not the Jewish, Arab or Christian traders in their respective famous areas, but the wholesalers who provide them with their glorious stocks of Jerusalem-themed tat. There is so much to purchase but nothing to buy. It's like Camden Market on speed. However, despite what the Israel-detractors of this

world say, it is a full-on and completely harmonious melting-pot of all sorts. These people need to stop condemning from afar, get off their backsides and come and see Israel for themselves. We had a go on the Jerusalem tram to get back to the coach stop, mainly because our feet couldn't go any more on their own. And again, rather embarrassingly compared to say the UK, a rush-hour ticket for any one journey is a humongous £1.40. We really haven't cracked commuter travel in the UK, have we? My relative, Sterling Moss (by the way, he’s not really) was our sherut driver for the journey back to Netanya. We think he simply jammed a stick on the accelerator and then just turned the steering wheel occasionally to avoid oncoming trucks. The speed with which he hit the sleeping policemen (and possibly some real policemen too) was not the way Mercedes might have intended their executive coaches to be driven. The end of a wonderful sojourn. And highly recommended.

Ed Moss

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My 16 year-old-son studies with friends, which works well for him, but he returns home very late every night – most nights after 12 a.m. When I confront him with this I just get a verbal backlash or the silent treatment! Is there any way I can negotiate times successfully with him?

I can well u n d e r stand your frustration – and his too! You’re worried sick when he comes home so late, and he wants to ﬂex his independence muscles. Is it possible to reach a compromise so that both of you are happy? Yes it is – but it’s going to take a bit of work, time and patience. A 16-year-old has gone through the early stages of adolescence, and now the thoughts, ideas and opinions of his peers have become far more important than yours. Accept this; this is a normal rite of passage. But, you may ask, how can I parent this adolescent and set boundaries if he doesn’t want to know and doesn’t give a hoot to what I say? It all starts with respecting him for where he is in his life. If you do that sincerely, he will start respecting you. It will work if you work at this sincerely – it’s magic! There are three areas of respect that need to be considered BEFORE you even think of trying to set boundaries: respect for order, respect for the child and respect for the rights of others.

Respect for Order: Is there order generally in the house? Do things go to time? Is time respected? Are mealtimes family times? Are his needs attended to? Is the house tidy? Whilst these might seem quite random, take a step back and look at the big picture: you’re trying to insist a sense of order with him when he is surrounded by disorder! If order does not exist in other parts of your parenting and household, trying to insist on better time-keeping will be challenging – and contradictory to your lifestyle.

So, if you’ve already identified that this is an area that needs attention – this is where you need to start. Respect for the Child: Really, a 16-year-old is no longer a child in the strictest sense of the word. He’s your child of course, but he certainly doesn’t want to be treated like his younger siblings – or the same as you treated him four or five years ago. I was once counselling parents who were having great difficulty with their son in many ways. At the time, their son was 11. We explored jobs on Shabbat and I asked them what their son did. Their reply? He gives out the challah. Gives out the challah? He’d been doing that since he was 5! No wonder this child was already losing respect for his parents – they didn’t respect him in terms of his capacity. So how do I respect a 16-year-old? There are so many ways – here are just a few examples: 1. Respect his opinion. You don’t have to agree and you can beg to differ, but he is entitled to his opinion. I had an aunt and uncle who have just celebrated their diamond wedding. My aunt is a very chatty, if slightly opinionated lady; my uncle a quiet, thoughtful Oxford Don. I once heard them having an animated conversation when my uncle turned to his wife and lovingly said “You could be right!” Brilliant! Not “You’re wrong/what a stupid idea/how could you say such a thing.” But plain and simple – “You could be right” – in other words neither agreeing nor condoning the opinion. Try it – there’s no patent on it!

2. Respect his choices – in clothes, friends, music etc. As long as none of these are illegal or immoral and do not wildly contradict your family values, let him make choices. Adolescents learn best when they are allowed

to make choices – even if they are not good ones. Obviously, if there are going to be severe ramiﬁcations in that choice, this needs to be discussed – but in an atmosphere of respect and understanding rather than patronising from a lofty stance. 3. “What’s important to my child is important to me.” Your son will have very different ideas as to what is currently important in his life. That is his prerogative. If you really want him to listen and respect you, you need to be giving him the respect of appreciating all that’s important now in his life: his friends, his priorities, his likes and dislikes. Give him time; be there for him; listen to his gripes, concerns, successes. If he feels you are there for him he is far more likely to want to listen to your boundaries.

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Respect for the right of others. It is your responsibility to deliver his rights; likewise it is his responsibility to deliver your rights – but this will only happen if you, as the adult, have taken the ﬁrst step. When we rise to the responsibilities as parents – delivering all the above, attending parents evenings, giving him space to be a teen – you will ﬁnd that he, in deference to your behaviour, will respect you. That’s the magic. It’s like a mirror – children respect those who

respect them. I often hear the comment “kids these days….they have no respect…” If that is the case then the best way to rectify this is to up the ante of respecting them – it works a treat. Kids who are disparaged become disparaging. Kids who are criticised become critical. Kids whose thoughts and feelings are not considered grow up having to ﬁght for their own identity. That’s why they’re not respectful. Once all the above is in place, you can then consider setting boundaries – but don’t rush in too

quickly. You don’t want this to rebound. Work on respect for a week or two. And when you feel you’ve ticked all the above boxes, sit your teen down – with a pizza and a milkshake – and discuss curfew. Explain, respectfully, that you’re worried when he comes in so late; you’re concerned that he’s not going to be able to give his schoolwork the right importance. Negotiate a time that you both think is reasonable and give him leeway to maybe sometimes come home late – once a week? Maybe Thursday night? That shows respect for his

wanting to be out late but is reasonable that it cannot be all the time. And when he does conform – shout it from the rooftops! Tell him how you appreciate his consideration. Tell his father in his earshot how responsible and reliable he is! He may not show he’s noticed but, believe me he will notice. And it works a treat. Let me know how you get on. It takes time, but boy is it worth it! Next week: my teenage daughter seems to have no friends.

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The sense of anticipation was palpable last Sunday amongst 200 plus members of Team Maccabi GB as they jetted off to the 20th Maccabiah Games from Luton to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. Amidst swimming, football and other associated teams heading out to the biggest sporting event for

Jewish athletes were participants aiming to win gold medals. For others, taking part in this four-yearly event is a once in a lifetime opportunity too good to miss. Away from the sporting chat, talented teens joked, played charades, listened to music, in fact anything to while away the ﬁve-hour journey to Tel Aviv. Of course, this was a pretty easy

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task as there is so much to look forward to. The competition itself has already begun with preliminary events, but the main action kicks off following the opening ceremony at the Teddy Kolleck Stadium in Jerusalem this week. Some 10,000 athletes from 80 countries are taking part in 47 sports. Chatting to heady youngsters, away from the competition itself, taking part in the opening extravaganza is clearly a moment never to be forgotten. For Bernard Davidson, Brian Green and Jack Mattey, the occasion will be extra special as they are flag-bearers for Team GB. And carrying the Union Jack flag is a highest honour for recipients. The 400-strong British delegation have now arrived in Israel and are making final preparations to acclimatise for the forthcoming competitions. Preliminary events started earlier this week before the main activity kicks off after the formal opening of the Games that will be televised live on Israeli television. A total of 47 sports are scheduled to take place from July 4 to 18. A record 10,000 athletes from 80 countries will compete in events the length and breadth of Israel. “Carrying the flag at the opening ceremony for any member of the squad is the greatest honour we can give,” commented Maccabi GB General Team Manager, Joel Nathan. “I will feel great pride in walking behind Bernie, Brian and Jack who represent everything that Maccabi GB stand for. “Bernie is a veteran of seven

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Games and fully deserves the honour of carrying the union ﬂag and what a great story it is that his two granddaughters, Jazi and Ella, will be competing. “Brian has been involved on the managerial side of squads for the last 15 years and this honour is

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fully deserved for everything he has put into Maccabi GB. “Jack is one of the up and coming lights of Maccabi GB and I have high hopes that he will be a main stay in future squads for years to come.” Nathan added, “Good luck Team

06 JULY 2017 GB and bring on Israel.” ” Davidson is part of the Lawn Bowling squad, and is the oldest member of the delegation. A seasoned campaigner, he has been involved with the Maccabi movement for over 50 years. His attendance at this summers’ games will mean he has represented Maccabi GB an astonishing seven consecutive times consecutively. Davidson’s highlight of all the games he has attended was when he participated with his late wife, Patricia, at the 15th Games in 1997. His granddaughters participate in the Football and Junior Netball teams. On the sporting front, Davidson is conﬁdent the Maccabi GB Lawn Bowlers will challenge for a medal. “We have a strong squad and it is an honour to be asked to lead the team out at the opening ceremony.” He added, “I want to wish everyone good luck and good sportsmanship for what promises to be an incredible Games for us all.” Green was ﬁrst involved with the Maccabi movement as a

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THE JEWISH WEEKLY 21-year-old manager of Boys U14 and Girls U14 Football for Glasgow Maccabi. His continued passion for football saw him appointed in managerial positions for eleven International Games with Maccabi GB, six with his wife, Helena, as Delegation Head of Maccabi GB JCC Maccabi Games squads. When asked what it means to be appointed as a flag bearer, Green said, “I am truly humbled and grateful to be given the opportunity of carrying the Maccabi GB flag at the opening ceremony and leading out the Great Britain delegation along with Bernard and Jack. “It is an honour that I truly relish and I am very proud to represent this great organisation and country.” Jack Mattey, 17, will fly the flag of Maccabi GB‘s lead sponsor, UJIA. The talented teen has already made a mark in Jewish sport having started his playing career with Maccabi London Lions when he was just six years of age. His first experience representing Great Britain was at the 2013 JCC Maccabi Games in Orange

County and then again in New Jersey 12 months later. To date, Mattey’s sporting highlight came with Maccabi GB at the 2015 European Maccabi Games in Berlin when he won a gold medal as a member of the Football U16 squad. “It means so much to me to be a ﬂag bearer at the Maccabiah Games this summer,” Mattey said, “My dad represented Team GB in 2001 and has always spoken about the opening ceremony in Israel as being of the most amazing moments of his life. “I am so proud to have been chosen to hold a ﬂag and I know my dad will be looking down on us all.”

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Murray starts off Wimbledon in style Andy Murray began his defence of his second Wimbledon title this week with an almost straightforward win over Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. Coming into the tournament Murray, 30, has

struggled for form recently losing in the first round of queens and pulled out of his final warm-up match before Wimbledon because of a sore hip. Yet Murray still believes he’ll be fine to play the

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event and play seven matches if he gets that far. “If I feel like I am today, I’d be delighted and have no issues getting through”, the Scot said “If necessary, I can take some anti-inﬂammatories if my hip ﬂares up. Hopefully that’s not the case.” Murray will be looking to equal the British record of Wimbledon titles set by Fred Perry who won 3 consecutive titles between 1934-1936. But, he faces tough competition from the his main rivals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer, the bookies favourite, sat out the French Open and the rest of the clay-court season to focus solely on Wimbledon triumph. Aiming to win his 8th title Federer looks to be in good form, coming runner up in the

Stuttgart open and winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Although he beat Nadal to win his 5th Australian open back in January, Nadal has been absolutely on fire recently not even dropping a set on his way to his 10th French Open. The Spaniard returns to Wimbledon for the first time since 2015, after missing last year through injury. “I am excited to be playing here again, in a tournament that I really love, I really enjoy playing,” said the Spaniard, who beat Australian John Millman comfortably on Monday. “At the same time, I tell you, it’s a tournament that you can go out of very early. “But if I am able to go through at the beginning, I think I am with confidence. I am playing well since the beginning of the

season, so let’s see.” Djokovic, a three-time champion, won only his second title of the year in Eastbourne last week after a poor 12 months by his standards. After losing to world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open, he parted with his coaching team - including long-time conﬁdante Marian Vajda - before the French Open in a move he described as “shock therapy”. But he was beaten at Roland Garros in straight sets by Dominic Thiem at the quarter ﬁnal stage, which led seven-time Grand Slam singles champion John McEnroe to question Djokovic’s desire. Murray has a hard 2 weeks ahead of him but showing his victorious status on Monday its looking like it could be a 3rd Wimbledon title and his 4th grand slam for the world number one.

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from Sunderland for 30M, Ajax midﬁelder and captain Davy Klaassen, 24, for £23.6M and Burnley’s up and coming defender Michael Keane, 24, for £25M. Not to forget the arrivals of Sandro Ramirez from Malaga for £5.2M and Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru from KAS Eupen in Belgium for £7m - although he will spend the next 12 months on loan at Anderlecht. The signing of Lukaku could mean the departure of Chelsea’s top scorer this season though, Diego Costa. Costa, 28, has been tipped with a return back to Atlético Madrid, after rejecting an outstanding amount of money to move to China, but due to Atlético’s ban on signing any new players, he wouldn’t be allowed to play for half the season and with it being a world cup year next season, Costa himself has declared an ambition to get in the Spanish squad for the world cup in Russia next year and feels he has to be on top form the whole season for that to happen. With pre-season starting to take place, Costa has been told by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte that he is free to leave this summer, it’s now up to the Spanish star to decide where he’ll be playing next season.

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